Seymour et al. claim that positivist research methods are unsuitable for research into construction management. On the contrary, mainstream methodology has been modified to deal with the special demands of such research and conventional research methods have been instrumental in substantial...

It has been noted that many problems exist among local construction contractors owing to inefficient materials management. Problems reported include delays in the supply of construction materials, and inappropriate scheduling of materials in construction projects. There is a need for an improved...

The quality of construction management journals is assessed using a questionnaire survey approach. Construction management is broadly defined to include studies of the human aspects of the construction process. Twenty-two journals related to construction management are identified. Questionnaires...

In 1983, Korean construction contractors captured over 11% of the overseas market and twenty-five of them were listed in the top 250 international contractors. However, they have struggled against the inefficiency of their organizations, accelerating competition, and the rapid changes in the...

Through a proposed interpretative framework the relationship between forms of transactional governance and type of information processing and communication media is analysed. Building projects are successfully completed through the development of federative mechanisms, such as cooperation,...

Many variables have an impact upon construction time and cost overruns in Indonesia. A questionnaire survey was undertaken of project managers working on high-rise construction projects in two Indonesian cities: Jakarta and Yogyakarta. The variables identified were ranked according to their...

Multiple regression is used to construct a prediction equation relating bidder competitiveness (the dependent variable) to the independent variables of bidder, contract type and contract size. The regression model shows that differences in contractor competitiveness are greater for different...

This study addresses the process of risk identification at the tendering and estimating stage, which is the first stage of the risk management process, and for the risk management process be of benefit and for the project objectives to be achieved, the risk identification stage should be very...

Construction contract law in the common law world is largely free of direct statutory intervention. The agenda of calls within the United Kingdom to remedy major defects in construction law is used as a framework in a series of comparisons with recent legislation and practice in Australia,...

The factor-element impact model is a normative, theory-based contingency model. It is concerned with identifying the factors that affect the success of total quality management (TQM) initiatives in construction projects. This model is based upon organizational theory, utilizing an interactionist...