...Rahat Hussain; Chukwuma Nnaji; Umme Sabiha Onnesha Purpose The successful deployment of drones in construction increasingly depends on human operators' willingness to work collaboratively with robotic systems. However, limited understanding of how trust develops during human–drone interaction...

...Binchao Deng; Gongquan Huang; Xiaojiao Wu; Zhenghong Wu Purpose This study addresses the persistent challenges of power asymmetry and fragmented trust networks in megaprojects, which significantly impair operational performance. It investigates how power structures (coercive/non-coercive...

...' trust varied across the three types of safety support. Specifically, workers' trust in top management positively moderated the direct relationship between top management safety support and proactive safety behavior. Additionally, both the direct and indirect relationships between supervisor safety...

... as trust, our study aims to explore the configurational impacts of conflict profiles and these governance mechanisms on parties’ cooperative behaviors. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey was conducted, and 238 valid questionnaires were received. Fuzzy set qualitative comparative...

...Hongyue Wu; Yunfeng Chen; Robert F. Cox; Ruoyu Jin Purpose Lack of trust in construction projects will lead to poor project performance or project failure, indicating the importance of trust-building. Existing studies have developed various trust models, while most studies covered limited trust...

... how the process is influenced by their perception of risk. In particular, this study aims to explore the multiple mediating effects of contractors’ trust in owners and risk perception in explaining the relationship between contractual governance outlined in owners’ bidding documents and the bid/no-bid...

..., there been little research into the pathways for young people into construction employment. The aim of this paper is to address this gap in research by exploring whether project-based intermediaries can support the development of disadvantaged young people’s trust in the often-problematic systems which...

.... Interview data were triangulated with journals kept by the lead author, who participated as an engaged scholar in the three cases. Because this study took an interdisciplinary approach, new insights could evolve from the multi-level analysis. Findings Trust has a moderating effect on the relation...

... 2019 27 11 2019 27 04 2020 10 06 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Coaching Trust Team performance Project facilitation Psychological safety Social capital theory Project success “The soft stuff...

... to optimise resources and reduce the sector's fragmentation. Trust has always been an important factor in managing supply chain relationships, and it also affects the efficiency of supply chain operations. To this end, this study aims to examine how trust is affected by the introduction of blockchain...

...Shui Bo Zhang; Junying Chen; Yafan Fu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to unpack the “black box” of the relationship between contract and inter-organizational trust, both theoretically and empirically. Two mediators, namely perceived safeguard and restriction, are identified to build up two...

...Petteri Uusitalo; Olli Seppänen; Antti Peltokorpi; Hylton Olivieri Purpose Although prior studies have noted the importance of trust for project performance, research remains scant on describing the role of trust when using lean design management (LDM) in projects. The purpose of this paper...

...Yan Ning; Minjie Feng; Jin Feng; Xiao Liu Purpose Drawing upon the ambivalence literature, the purpose of this paper is to explore clients’ ambivalence caused by the co-existence of trust and distrust and to investigate how clients respond to the ambivalence. Design/methodology/approach...

...Mathew Chalker; Martin Loosemore Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the association between trust and productivity from a subcontractor perspective. More specifically it investigates: the perceived level of trust that currently exists between subcontractors and main contractors...

...Zhikun Ding; Fung Fai Ng; Jiayuan Wang Purpose – Some researchers claim that trust can directly affect knowledge sharing but others consider that it is a mediator between some independent variables and knowledge sharing. So the purpose of this paper is to investigate whether trust is a mediator...

...Graham Brewer; Scott Strahorn Purpose This paper aims to identify the extent to which dimensions of trust are reflected in the functional description of the role of a project manager as outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Design/methodology/approach...

... and conclusions. Martin Morgan Tuuli can be contacted at: tuulimm@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Empowerment Trust Team working Project teams Critical incident technique Task and role demands have heightened the need to design and use organisational structures...

... transactions are mostly characterized by high complexity and customisation and long duration, the theoretical framework prescribes a focus on trust and a somewhat lower focus on price and authority. Hence, from a transaction cost perspective, construction clients focus too much on price and authority and too...

... of the partnering culture dimensions, i.e. how it works in terms of operating in trust and harmony. It is postulated that the Confucian concept of self‐cultivation is central to the development of the values of trust and harmony. Western perspectives on the partnering culture are relatively abundant...