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Acharya, N K, Lee, Y-D and Im, H-M (2006) Design errors: tragic for the clients. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 177–90.
Appleton, B J A, Niaz, M A, Abourizk, S M, Al-Hussein, M and Mohamed, Y (2006) Priority rating logic simulation model for tower crane operations management. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 133–47.
Choi, S D, Griinke, D and Lederer, M (2006) Fall protection equipment effects on productivity and safety in residential roofing construction. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 149–57.
Consoli, G G S (2006) Correctional management attitudes to private prison design and construction briefs in Australia. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 99–109.
Du, J J, Zhou, J, Liu, C and Picken, D (2006) Exploring turnover intention of construction managers in China. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 191–205.
Irizarry, J and Abraham, D M (2006) Assessment of risk perception of ironworkers. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 111–32.
Louzolo-Kimbembé, P and Pettang, C (2006) A new approach for construction planning in the developing countries: the sub-structure chaining diagram (SSCD). Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 159–76.
Nielsen, Y, Bouchlaghem, D, Koseoglu, O O, Erdogan, B and Anumba, C J (2006) Integration of visualisation & mobile technologies in construction. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 227–46.
Oyegoke, A S (2006) Construction industry overview in the UK, US, Japan and Finland: a comparative analysis. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 13–31.
Rustom, R N and Amer, M I (2006) Modeling the factors affecting quality in building construction projects in Gaza Strip. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 33–47.
Shash, A A and Ahcom, J (2006) Organizational aspects of planning and scheduling subsystem. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 247–65.
Suraji, A, Sulaiman, K, Mahyuddin, N and Mohamed, O (2006) Rethinking construction safety: an introduction to total safety management. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 49–63.
Tse, R Y C and Webb, J R (2006) An economic analysis of housing construction evidence from Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 1–12.
Wong, C H and Sloan, B (2006) An empirical survey of the UK construction SMEs' e-procurement readiness from the e-legal aspects. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 81–97.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Electronic contracting; 'click wrap' contracts; digital signatures; EDI contacts; SMEs
- ISBN/ISSN: 1609-9451
- URL: http://www.worldscinet.com/jcr/07/0701n02/S160994510600044X.html
- Abstract:
Empirical evidence shows that e-commerce activities such as electronic transactions, project monitoring and tracking have all been successfully implemented in the banking, retail and manufacturing sectors. However, the benefits in the construction industry remain relatively new and have yet to be fully harnessed, particularly in small to medium-sized (SME) construction firms. Currently the construction industry has little knowledge and expertise of how to deal with the legal aspects of e-procurement when trading on-line. Recognising this, the research aims to explore the current state of knowledge and the differences in opinion held by SME contractors with regard to the legal issues about formation of a legal contract when trading on-line. The discussion will focus on the acceptance (or otherwise) of electronic mail, digital signatures and EDI for use in construction e-procurement, compared to the conventional (paper-based) methods in construction contracting environments. Results from the UK SMEs survey show that although the e-legal frameworks and initiative well founded and supported by the UK government there appears to be little enthusiasm from the surveyed construction SMEs to adopt e-procurement in practice. The paper concluded with discussion of the survey findings and recommendations for the construction SMEs e-procurement uptake.
Yang, C-P (2006) Factors affecting the performance of public projects in Taiwan. Journal of Construction Research, 7(01), 207–25.