Nicholas Marshall

TL;DR: Partnering in construction has been presented as a potentially important way of improving construction project performance through the direct benefits it can bring to both clients and contractors However, there is still considerable debate about the nature and merits of a partnering approach.

TL;DR: Bresnen et al. as discussed by the authors report the findings of a research project designed to explore the economic, organizational and technological factors that encourage or inhibit collaboration in practice, which includes as its database nine case studies of medium-to-large construction companies.

TL;DR: The use of incentives in partnering and alliancing has been seen as an important way of reinforcing collaboration in the short term and helping to build trust between clients and contractors in the long term.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the ways in which the nature and quality of relationships between client and contractor depend upon a complex and dynamic interplay of formal integrative mechanisms and informal social processes.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the problems of transferring and applying new management ideas to the construction industry and the impact that institutional factors have on the diffusion and application of knowledge via the creation of particular industry agendas and frames of reference.