As with all previous editions of Project Management in Construction, this sixth edition
focuses on systems theory as the approach suitable for organizing and managing people …

The book explains why the real estate and construction industries are organised in the ways
they are and then relates those characteristics to long-term market behaviour. It covers …

Using a detailed dataset from the Chilean construction industry, we explore how the
predictions of the transaction cost and capabilities theories interact to explain building …

The relationship between project managers representing project owners and those on the
contractor side is often threatened by communication risk. The main communication risk …

The organizational design of subcontracting in the construction industry has received limited
attention. This article integrates transaction cost economics and resource-based view to …

Abstract A Public–Private Partnership (PPP) procurement mode is poised to play a leading
role in delivering global infrastructure. However, there is no fundamental microeconomic …

Since the establishment of the first national strategic development plan in the early 1970s,
the construction industry has played an important role in terms of the economic, social and …

A research framework is developed to analyse the vertical governance, or transaction
relationships between the client and its first-tier suppliers of construction projects in terms of …

Studies of innovation in the construction industry have usually treated construction as akin to
manufacturing but nevertheless have produced findings more consistent with those of the …

In construction, as in other project-based industries, the need for cooperation arises from
uncertainty, interdependence and complexity (Shirazi et al., 1996; Dubois and Gadde …