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Biswas, P K, Khan, S M, Piratla, K and Chowdhury, M (2023) Development and evaluation of statistical and machine-learning models for queue-length estimation for lane closures in freeway work zones. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Chong, H Y and Cheng, M (2023) Smart contract implementation in building information modeling-enabled projects: Approach to contract administration. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Ding, S, Hu, H, Dai, L and Wang, W (2023) Blockchain adoption among multi-stakeholders under government subsidy: From the technology diffusion perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Feng, Z, Chao, Q, Tan, C and Yang, Y (2023) Using bargaining model with loss aversion and a risk of breakdown to determine compensation for buyback of early terminating BOT highway projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Garg, S and Misra, S (2023) Framework for estimating quality-related incentive and disincentive in construction projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Gonsalves, N, Akanmu, A, Gao, X, Agee, P and Shojaei, A (2023) Industry perception of the suitability of wearable robot for construction work. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Han, S, Jiang, Y, Huang, Y, Wang, M, Bai, Y and Spool-White, A (2023) Scan2drawing: Use of deep learning for as-built model landscape architecture. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Jung, H, Seo, W and Kang, Y (2023) Differences in workers' safety behavior by project size and risk level of work in South Korea. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Labik, O, Nahmens, I, Ikuma, L and Harvey, C (2023) On-site versus in-factory installation of solar-plus-storage in modular construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Saqib, G, Hassan, M U, Zubair, M U and Choudhry, R M (2023) Investigating the acceptance of an electronic incident reporting system in the construction industry: An application of the technology acceptance model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Shen, K, Zhu, Y, Pan, J and Li, X (2023) An intelligent decision-making model for the design of precast slab joints based on case-based reasoning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Ullal, A (2023) Construction conditions and practices during war in Afghanistan. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Wang, C, Zhang, S, Gao, Y, Guo, Q and Zhang, L (2023) Effect of contractual complexity on conflict in construction subcontracting: Moderating roles of contractual enforcement and organizational culture distance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: conflict; construction subcontracting; contractual complexity; contractual enforcement; organizational culture distance; transaction governance
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: http://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-12822
- Abstract:
Conflict mitigation is significant for project performance and sustainable relationships in construction subcontracting. The contract, whose design is often characterized by contractual complexity, is among the most important governance mechanisms influencing the behaviors of the general contractor and the subcontractor. However, inconsistent findings still exist in the relationship between contractual complexity (i.e., the explicitness and elaborateness of a contract) and conflict in terms of whether the relationship is "positive"or "negative."To revisit the relationship in the construction subcontracting context, this study adopts a transaction governance perspective and focuses on the effects of formal rules (reflected as contractual complexity and contractual enforcement) and informal rules (reflected as organizational culture) to propose a research framework. To test the framework, the authors conducted a questionnaire survey, receiving 270 quantitative responses from general contractors and subcontractors. The results show that contractual complexity has U-shaped relationships with task conflict and relationship conflict, respectively. The optimal degrees of contractual complexity for reducing task conflict and relationship conflict are within the moderate range. The increase in contractual enforcement strengthens the curvilinearity of the relationship between contractual complexity and task conflict and moves the optimal degree of contractual complexity to the left. The increase in organizational culture distance weakens the curvilinearity of the respective relationships between contractual complexity and task conflict and relationship conflict, and moves the optimal degrees of contractual complexity to the right. This study contributes to the literature on conflict and transaction governance, and also helps general contractors and subcontractors draft contracts with the optimal degree of complexity for conflict mitigation according to their contractual enforcement and organizational culture distance.
Wang, J, Han, C and Li, X (2023) Modified streamlined optimization algorithm for time-cost tradeoff problems of complex large-scale construction projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Xue, G, Liu, S, Ren, L and Gong, D (2023) Adaptive cross-scenario few-shot learning framework for structural damage detection in civil infrastructure. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Zhang, Y, Minchin, R E, Flood, I and Ries, R J (2023) Preliminary cost estimation of highway projects using statistical learning methods. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).
Zhou, Y, Wang, X, Gosling, J and Naim, M M (2023) The system dynamics of engineer-to-order construction projects: Past, present, and future. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(05).