...Raghad Almashhour; M.K.S. Al-Mhdawi; Abdelkader Daghfous; Abroon Qazi; Udechukwu Ojiako Purpose This research seeks to systematically review studies on risk management (RM) in the construction industry, tracing its evolution from traditional approaches focused on risk identification, assessment...

... system for the construction methods' selection. The thesis research methodology is described in detail in this article. Findings It was concluded that the construction methods' selection process is based in individual knowledge, therefore the construction industry needs to understand how to identify...

... in what turned out to be an enduring controversy during the building project. Kjell Tryggestad can be contacted at: kt.ioa@cbs.dk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Stakeholders Animals Project management Construction industry Actor‐network theory Stakeholder theory Stakes...

... developed. This paper aims at adding to knowledge on projects‐as‐practice by interpreting findings from a case study on a contemporary collaborative construction project. The purpose of this paper is to provide knowledge about organizational development in the project‐based construction industry...

... of a conceptual model describing supply chain capital is achieved through extensive literature review, past research carried out by the authors, and past experiences of the authors within the construction industry. Findings The paper develops a conceptual model that provides a link between construction...

...@utwente.nl © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Alliance contract Relational risks Formal and informal control Opportunistic behaviour Project alliance Construction industry Employees Project‐based firms have become increasingly important in Western economies (Gann and Salter...

... dominates the construction industry and greatly affects the overall project performance, and the effect of such is particularly obvious when managing differences among people. For a better understanding of trust, the moral and social dimensions of trust need to be studied separately. Practical...

... and are therefore actively initiated by the project. The same categories most likely apply directly to changes that occur after project completion. Project management Change management Construction industry Railways Roads Norway Consider a new border‐crossing motorway that has just opened...

.../value The contribution of this research is proving the success of adopting KM in a construction company by using an ERP system. The importance of culture in the traditionally collectivistic construction industry, and the issues senior management should take into account when formulating business...

... at: plove@iinet.net.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Behaviour Disputes Contracts Project management Construction industry During the last two decades the Australian construction industry has been in an intense period of introspection, specifically examining how it can...

...Ellen Lau; Steve Rowlinson Purpose The paper aims to report on a thesis completed in 2005 that had relevance to the project management community. The thesis dealt with trust relations in the construction industry in respect of strategy formulation and to provide a hierarchy model to explain...

...Lisa Bradley; Kerry Brown; Helen Lingard; Keith Townsend; Caroline Bailey Purpose The construction industry in Australia is characterised by a long work‐hours culture, with conditions that make it difficult for staff to balance their work and non‐work lives. The objective of this paper...

...Doubra Henry Ndoni; Taha M.S. Elhag Purpose Recent work on public private partnerships (PPP)/private finance initiatives (PFI) and on the construction industry has emphasised the importance of knowledge transfer, learning and innovation to improve the working processes and procedures...

... a synthesised model of the attitudinal profile of information and communication technology (ICT) decision makers in the construction industry. Findings The adoption of innovative ICT‐driven business practices by a firm is determined in large part by the attitude of the decision maker, which changes over...

... Construction industry Information modelling Communication technologies Project management Construction project management is a core “traditional” field of the project management (PM) discipline so lessons learned from this paper may be of wider benefit to the PM community. Succar et al...

... Limited 2009 Procurement Team working Project management Construction industry According to project management theory, standards and sspractices, project success is achieved by following a series of steps and processes for planning, executing and controlling activities and tasks (PMI...

.../approach The paper is based on review of literature and conditions of contracts. The UK construction industry serves as a general frame of reference. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors survey of Contracts in Use from 1985 to 2004 is used to probe the share and value of contracts along...

... and potential areas for future research. Design/methodology/approach The research investigates the role of knowledge management (KM) in supporting innovation and learning in the construction industry. The research is carried out in two phases. Phase 1 employs a grounded theory methodology to develop and map...

... in the project. Research limitations/implications Data were collected from one case study project which utilised an alliance delivery model. Therefore, the results cannot be generalised to the construction industry as a whole or to construction projects utilising an alliance delivery model. Data were...

...Helen Lingard; Nick Blismas; Tracy Cooke; Helen Cooper Purpose Clients of the construction industry, an important segment of the project management (PM) discipline, can make an important contribution to the occupational health and safety (OHS) performance of the construction projects they procure...