Xiaolong Xue

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the latest research trend in this discipline by analyzing published construction management research in 10 leading journals during the period from 2000 to 2013 in terms of the annual number of MPC papers, contributions of institutions, adopted data collection and processing methods, and research interest.

TL;DR: In this article, an agent-based framework for construction supply chain coordination is designed based on the agent technology and multiattribute negotiation and multattribute utility theory (MAUT) for construction.

TL;DR: In this article, a framework for effective stakeholder management is proposed, and the application of a Social Network Analysis technique, as a means of determining the influence of stakeholders on decision making, is illustrated and validated by a case study.

TL;DR: In this paper, two types of Internet-enabled coordination mechanisms, such as auction and contracting, and coordination flow, including information hub and electronic marketplace, are presented for improving construction performance and to accelerate the innovations in the construction industry.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the definition of collaborative working (CW) underpinned by the principle of collaboration and conduct a thorough literature review of selected papers from the well-known academic journals in construction management, identifying the business environment and human behavior as two key areas which impact the performance of CW in construction projects.