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Adeleke, A (2017) Linking effective project management to business strategy in oil and gas industry through decision-making processes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Adigbo, F A (2020) Stakeholder engagement and construction project performance in Ghana, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Akinrinade, M B (2018) Managing risk in construction projects: A quantitative study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Banks, E R (2021) Women in construction: Exploring gender-diverse recruitment for engaging a full workforce, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Charpia, J (2018) Employee turnover intentions in the construction industry: A quantitative correlational study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Coleman, N (2019) Project critical success factors: A study of linear transportation projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Davis, C (2020) The influence of national culture on conflict in project management: How organizations manage conflict, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Edema, E U (2020) Risk mitigation strategies to prevent the failure of civil engineering projects in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Hallsted, B K (2010) Examining motivational factors in selecting spray polyurethane foam insulation for residential construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Hansen, D E (2021) Including commissioning during design phase benefits new construction: A qualitative case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Hughes, M L (2020) Evaluating the impact of knowledge transfer on project delays for construction project delivery: A qualitative case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Jones, G M (2017) A correlational study of the relationship between organizational objectives alignment and North American construction project success, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Katavic, I (2014) Corporate social responsibility and sustainable competitive advantage: A case study of the cement industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Lamb, C M (2017) Current construction management methodologies employed by front-line supervisors and degree of understanding of six sigma principles, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Miura, K (2017) International joint ventures in the US military construction programs in Japan: An exploratory case study investigation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Phillips-Alonge, O K (2017) The influence of partnering on the occurrence and cost of construction conflicts and disputes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: construction sector; population; transaction cost; construction project; collaboration; conflicts; disputes; partnering; relational contracting; professional; experiment; industry performance; questionnaire survey
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/1964386034
- Abstract:
The objective of the study is to evaluate the influence of partnering on the occurrence and costs of construction conflicts and disputes. Although conflict is similar to dispute, a degree of difference exists between the two. Together, conflict and dispute remain a socio-economic burden on the construction industry with an estimated $40 billion a year in additional costs. The construction sector adopted partnering in the mid-1980s as a relational contracting method to improve collaboration, eliminate adversarial disputes, and save costs. A one sample two-tailed t-test was performed to compare conflict and dispute metrics in partnering projects against industry performance. Effect size ‘r2’ was estimated to determine the strength of the observed performance differences between the sample and the population. The research participants include project management professionals with partnering experience in publicly funded construction projects in the state of California. A non-experimental quantitative online questionnaire survey was used to collect the research data. The research instrument was reliable, α = . 806, and the sample sufficient, KMO = 736. Results showed partnering has no significant effects on conflict occurrence, and the direct settlement costs of construction conflicts and disputes. However, partnering influenced the transaction costs of construction conflicts; conflicts occurrence t(192) = 20. 358, df = 191, p = . 000, and an incredibly large effect size, Cohen’s r 2 = . 685. Similarly, partnering influence the occurrence and the transaction costs of construction disputes. Dispute occurrence t(193) = 23. 593, df = 192, p = . 000, and an incredibly large effect size, Cohen’s r 2 = . 744; transactional costs of construction conflicts and disputes, t(193) = 31. 985, df = 192, p = . 000, and a very large effect size, Cohen’s r 2 = . 842. Partnering is not an antidote for conflict and dispute, but a framework for relationship building, amicable issues resolution, and mutually beneficial contracts implementation. The research contributed to theory and practice and reinforced existing research findings. Future research on the post-construction effects of partnering on the participant's issue resolution practices and the effects of conflicts and disputes on the relational dynamic of partnering participants is recommended.
Rodriguez, J L (2020) Psychosocial safety climate, psychosocial safety behavior, and injury reporting among Latino and Non-Latino construction workers in New York city: A correlational study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.
Slater, M B (2022) A modified e-Delphi study of project scope creep in the engineering construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.