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Arboleda, C A and Abraham, D M (2004) Fatalities in Trenching Operations—Analysis Using Models of Accident Causation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 273–80.

Barker, R, Childerhouse, P, Naim, M, Masat, J and Wilson, D (2004) Potential of Total Cycle Time Compression in Construction: Focus on Program Development and Design. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 177–87.

Chan, A P C, Chan, D W M, Chiang, Y H, Tang, B S, Chan, E H W and Ho, K S K (2004) Exploring Critical Success Factors for Partnering in Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 188–98.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Teamwork; Construction industry; Hong Kong; Factor analysis; Multiple regressions; Partnerships; regression analysis; construction industry; civil engineering; strategic planning; project management; cooperative systems;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2004)130:2(188)
  • Abstract:
    The construction industry is a very competitive high-risk business. Many problems, such as little cooperation, lack of trust, and ineffective communication resulting in adversarial relationships between contracting parties, are facing the construction industry. Partnering is perhaps one of the most innovative developments in delivering a project efficiently and reducing construction disputes. It provides a sound basis for a “win-win” climate and synergistic teamwork. Project partnering in the Hong Kong construction industry has gained in popularity since 1994. A number of potential factors contributing to partnering success have emerged and deserve further study. This paper presents a review of the development of the partnering concept in general and identifies critical success factors for partnering projects from the Hong Kong perspective in particular. Through a postal questionnaire survey geared toward project participants with hands-on partnering experience, the opinions of various parties—clients, consultants, and contractors were sought and evaluated in relation to partnering success factors. The relationship between the perception of partnering success and a set of success factors hypothesized in the study was derived using factor analysis and multiple regression. The results indicated that certain requirements must be met for partnering to succeed. In particular, the establishment and communication of a conflict resolution strategy, a willingness to share resources among project participants, a clear definition of responsibilities, a commitment to a win-win attitude, and regular monitoring of partnering process were believed to be the significant underlying factors for partnering success. Such an identification of success factors could well formulate effective strategies for minimizing construction conflicts and improving project performance.

Choi, H, Cho, H and Seo, J W (2004) Risk Assessment Methodology for Underground Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 258–72.

Hadikusumo, B H W and Rowlinson, S (2004) Capturing Safety Knowledge Using Design-for-Safety-Process Tool. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 281–9.

Hegazy, T, Elhakeem, A and Elbeltagi, E (2004) Distributed Scheduling Model for Infrastructure Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 160–7.

Jeong, H S, Abraham, D M and Lew, J J (2004) Evaluation of an Emerging Market in Subsurface Utility Engineering. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 225–34.

Lingard, H (2004) Work and Family Sources of Burnout in the Australian Engineering Profession: Comparison of Respondents in Dual- and Single-Earner Couples, Parents, and Nonparents. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 290–8.

Lu, M and Anson, M (2004) Establish Concrete Placing Rates Using Quality Control Records from Hong Kong Building Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 216–24.

Sacks, R, Eastman, C M and Lee, G (2004) Process Model Perspectives on Management and Engineering Procedures in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 206–15.

Shohet, I M and Perelstein, E (2004) Decision Support Model for the Allocation of Resources in Rehabilitation Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 249–57.

Stewart, J, Minchin, R E, Jaselskis, E J, Dayal, V and Smith, G (2004) Potential Construction Applications for Thermoset Composite Scrap Material. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 199–205.

Zhang, X (2004) Concessionaire Selection: Methods and Criteria. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 235–44.

Zheng, D X M, Ng, S T and Kumaraswamy, M M (2004) Applying a Genetic Algorithm-Based Multiobjective Approach for Time-Cost Optimization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 168–76.

Zwick, D C and Miller, K R (2004) Project Buyout. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 130(02), 245–8.