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Aziz, A M A (2007) A survey of the payment mechanisms for transportation DBFO projects in British Columbia. Construction Management and Economics, 25(05), 529–43.
Cameron, I and Duff, R (2007) A critical review of safety initiatives using goal setting and feedback. Construction Management and Economics, 25(05), 495–508.
Che Ibrahim, C K I, Costello, S B and Wilkinson, S (2018) Making sense of team integration practice through the “lived experience” of alliance project teams. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(05), 598–622.
Cooper, I (1997) The UK's changing research base for construction: the impact of recent government policy. Building Research & Information, 25(05), 292–300.
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El-Sayegh, S (2018) Resource levelling optimization model considering float loss impact. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(05), 639–53.
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Harty, C, Goodier, C I, Soetanto, R, Austin, S, Dainty, A R J and Price, A D F (2007) The futures of construction: a critical review of construction future studies. Construction Management and Economics, 25(05), 477–93.
Kose, S (1997) Building Research Institute in Japan: past, present and future. Building Research & Information, 25(05), 268–71.
Krima, N A, Wood, G, Aouad, G F and Hatush, Z (2007) Assessing the performance of Libyan supervising engineers. Construction Management and Economics, 25(05), 509–18.
Lansley, P R (1997) The impact of BRE's commercialization on the research community. Building Research & Information, 25(05), 301–12.
Leppavuori, E K M (1997) Commercial building research: threat or opportunity for customer satisfaction?. Building Research & Information, 25(05), 272–8.
Ling, F Y Y, Ning, Y, Chang, Y H and Zhang, Z (2018) Human resource management practices to improve project managers’ job satisfaction. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(05), 654–69.
Mason, J R (2007) The views and experiences of specialist contractors on partnering in the UK. Construction Management and Economics, 25(05), 519–27.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Collaboration; partnering; procurement; specialist contractors; subcontractors
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0144-6193&volume=25&issue=5&spage=519
- Abstract:
The views and experiences of specialist contractors on partnering have to date received insufficient attention in the UK where the focus has been centred on the client-main contractor relationship. An investigation into the position of specialists brings a new perspective on the national and international debate about how further steps towards partnering the supply chain can be achieved and whether they are desirable. Some of the findings are positive such as the high level of understanding of partnering concepts among specialists. There are examples of successful collaborations and evidence of informal partnering being continued downstream of the specialist contractors, often irrespective of whether upstream partnering is occurring or not. Practical issues about involvement and some cynicism about the aims of partnering are also detectable. The discussion recommends that greater emphasis should be placed on the role of the client and the competitive advantage available to all through the proper use of partnering. Despite positive developments little has changed in the 10 years since partnering was introduced to improve the lot of the specialist contractor in terms of the levels of disputes and the incidence of long-term collaboration.
Prakash, A and Phadtare, M (2018) Service quality for architects: scale development and validation. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(05), 670–86.
Seaden, G (1997) The future of national construction research organizations. Building Research & Information, 25(05), 250–6.
Skitmore, M and Cheung, F K T (2007) Explorations in specifying construction price forecast loss functions. Construction Management and Economics, 25(05), 449–65.
Tran, D H and Long, L D (2018) Project scheduling with time, cost and risk trade-off using adaptive multiple objective differential evolution. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(05), 623–38.
Tsai, H, Wang, L and Lin, L (2007) A study on improving the ranking procedure for determining the most advantageous tender. Construction Management and Economics, 25(05), 545–54.
Watts, G (1997) The National Centre for Construction in the UK. Building Research & Information, 25(05), 279–84.
Widén, K and Hansson, B (2007) Diffusion characteristics of private sector financed innovation in Sweden. Construction Management and Economics, 25(05), 467–75.