A no-blame culture is widely accepted as a collaboration driver yet we see surprisingly scant
literature on the theoretical underpinnings for the construction and project management …

Purpose–There has been a significant increase in the use of relationship contracting in the
global construction industry, with strategies such as Partnering, Alliancing and Public …

When contracting parties adopt relational contracting (RC) as opposed to formal contracting
stance, the construction project may achieve good outcomes. However, public projects …

Cultural intelligence (CQ) on the organizational level is an organization's capacity to
reconfigure its capability to function and manage effectively in culturally diverse …

The increasing attention to alliancing in the construction industry has led to a number of
studies in recent years. It is time to present the state of the art of the existing studies on …

Project alliancing, also known as collaborative contracting, is designed to foster integration
practice between multidisciplinary teams involved in delivering construction projects. If …

Purpose–This case study was chosen for its rare, if not unique, project procurement strategy.
It is, to the authors' knowledge, the only example of a project alliance (PA) being undertaken …

The challenge of delivering construction projects that serve their intended purpose while
meeting value-for-money criteria has confronted the construction industry in many countries …

Studies in construction procurement methods show that there needs to be a change of
culture and attitude in the construction industry, moving from traditional adversarial …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to report on a doctoral thesis that developed an
Alliance Team Integration Performance Index (ATIPI), an assessment tool for measuring …