TY  - THES
AV  - public
A1  - Kaal, V.W.J
ID  - theses_frw722
M1  - master
TI  - Are Cost Overruns Merely a Bad Thing?
UR  - https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/722/
N2  - Cost overruns are present in almost every context and almost always regarded to be a problem. A lot of research has been done on the subject, quantitative well as qualitative research. Mostly with the purpose of finding a ?solution? or ?cure? for cost overruns. This research reviews the explanations for cost overruns in contemporary literature and concludes that explanations show an overall negative bias. Furthermore, it demonstrates the possibility of a more positively charged explanation founded in literature and shows that these explanations might apply to changes regarding scope and laws and regulations. Two cases, ?A10 Tweede Coentunnel/A5 Westrandweg N200 Halfweg? and ?N50 Ramspol ? Ens?, showed promising results that could be interpreted as a more positive explanation for cost overruns. The conclusion of this research is that such an explanation is plausible in the context of large road infrastructure projects in the Netherlands.
Y1  - 2015///
ER  -