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Ameyaw, E E and Chan, A P C (2015) Risk allocation in public-private partnership water supply projects in Ghana. Construction Management and Economics, 33(03), 187-208.

Bresnen, M, Edelman, L, Newell, S, Scarbrough, H and Swan, J (2005) Exploring social capital in the construction firm. Building Research & Information, 33(03), 235–44.

Chancellor, W and Abbott, M (2015) The Australian construction industry: is the shadow economy distorting productivity?. Construction Management and Economics, 33(03), 176-86.

Edwards, D J and Holt, G D (2005) Exposure to hand–arm vibration: implications of new statutory requirements. Building Research & Information, 33(03), 257–66.

Lützkendorf, T and Lorenz, D (2005) Sustainable property investment: valuing sustainable buildings through property performance assessment. Building Research & Information, 33(03), 212–34.

Mäki, T and Kerosuo, H (2015) Site managers' daily work and the uses of building information modelling in construction site management. Construction Management and Economics, 33(03), 163-75.

Murphy, M E, Perera, S and Heaney, G (2015) Innovation management model: a tool for sustained implementation of product innovation into construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 33(03), 209-32.

Ngowi, A B and Pienaar, E (2005) Trust factor in construction alliances. Building Research & Information, 33(03), 267–78.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: construction alliance; construction firm; opportunism; partnering; strategic alliance; trust; Botswana
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/link.asp?id=l4131j402119kv37
  • Abstract:
    In any strategic alliance, there are cooperation and competition aspects between the parties involved. The propensity to pursue vigorously either of them depends on the confidence each party has that the partner(s) will not act opportunistically. A study in Botswana was undertaken to determine the role of trust on the propensity to pursue the competition aspect of the alliance. Using structured interviews on five construction alliances, it was found that the firms tended to pursue the competition aspect when trust between the partners was low, but strengthened the cooperation aspect when trust was high. It was concluded that if construction alliances are to achieve their principal aims, then the partners need to nurture a high level of trust between themselves. A framework for doing this is proposed and tested on a case study.

Swaffield, J A (2005) Transient identification of defective trap seals. Building Research & Information, 33(03), 245–56.