The characteristics of construction projects—e.g., one-off, high complexity, information asymmetry, and asset specificity—have led to a very common phenomenon opportunism. In this paper, questionnaire based on sample contractors was employed explore the effect contract completeness contractors’ opportunistic behavior, as well moderating role interdependence. results show that term specificity, contingency adaptability, contractual obligatoriness all have negative effects behavior (both weak...

Maintaining the interorganizational relationship is a vital goal in construction industry, and how to promote relational behavior project has received widespread attention. A contract one of commonly used control mechanisms management. Due contradictory conclusions existing research, there lack explicit guidance detailed elaboration on impacts behavior. According regulatory focus theory, this paper examines different dimensions contractual complexity affect motivation for behaviors. This...

Purpose Justice, although well developed in the organisational field, has not been given adequate attention area of construction project dispute negotiations. Based on previous studies, purpose this paper is to more elaborately discuss whether each dimension justice (distributive, procedural and interactional) important for negotiators cooperate negotiation their impact was moderated by completeness contract. Design/methodology/approach A survey 164 prime from different projects conducted....

Abstract Previous studies have paid insufficient attention to how interorganizational task conflict affects relationship quality between parties. On the basis of survey data from construction industry, this study explores impact on and mediating role relational behavior. The empirical results reveal that (including satisfaction, trust, commitment) negatively. Relational behavior has three dimensions: flexibility, information exchange, solidarity. Information exchange partially mediates...

Conflicts in construction projects have received considerable attention because of their significant impact on cooperation between participants and project performance. Existing literature typically categorizes inter-organizational conflict into three types: task, relationship, process conflict. These conflicts been studied from a separation perspective, leading to inconsistent views the existing literature. This study aims fill this gap by examining profiles projects, providing more...

Purpose Selecting a proper project delivery system is one of the critical issues for success project. This paper discusses application systems in China and existing selection methods, analyzes objectives indicators influencing systems, aims at finding an appropriate method to select systems. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted by postal questionnaire Multivariate Statistical Analysis applied analyze data. robust model developed Findings The results analysis show that...

It is difficult to avoid conflict in interorganizational relationships, and information exchange critical for resolving conflict. This article reveals a mechanism that shows the separate joint influences of different dimensions trust interdependence on process resolution. Based survey data from construction industry, empirical results suggest competence trust, total interdependence, asymmetry positively affect when act separately. When they together, case symmetric plays positive mediating...

When confronted with construction claims, negotiation is always the preferred method for owners and contractors. The authors conducted a questionnaire survey to explore correlation between risk attitude power as well influence of these two parameters on behaviors outcomes in claim negotiations. results indicate that some extent, risk-taking correlated high power. taker usually performs collaborating (better than avoiding obliging), while averter adopts obliging (which are proved be less...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the influencing factors cost performance design-bid-build (DBB) and design-build (DB) projects comparing differences between these two delivery methods. Design/methodology/approach This research identified refined 14 through literature review academic expert discussions. Questionnaire survey was conducted collect data about project performance. Then those were reduced four components by factor analysis. Logistic regression analysis used...

Abstract This study examines how negotiation subjective value ( SV )—relationship , process instrumental and self‐ —in a previous round affects behavior styles—integrating, compromising, obliging, avoiding, dominating—in the next through two studies. Study 1 asked respondents to complete questionnaire based on recalled multi‐round negotiation, 169 samples were valid. In 2, 205 participants totally filled out after simulated negotiation. Both results point as follows: (a) relationship...

It is critical to the successful implementation of construction projects that behavior both owner and contractor meet common expectations. In transaction, economic results impact justice on relational should not be ignored. Our study perspective contractors explores whether how different dimensions interorganizational affect in moderating role owner's asset specificity. On basis survey data from industry, empirical reveal if perceive higher procedural or interactional justice, contractor's...

This study pivots around the relationship between claimants' contract enforcement (i.e., degree of pursuing contractual rights when resolving construction disputes) and their satisfaction with resolution outcome. Little is known about how this contingent upon informal elements that may replenish contracts—such as shadow future, fairness perception, trust. To answer these questions, authors collected data from contractors claimants. The results show positively associated rigid enforcement,...

In the process of CO2 catalytic hydrogenation to methanol, saturated alkanes will be produced, and purity refined methanol reduced. Therefore, separation from is very important. The was studied in this work. suitable solvent screened by σ-profile analysis, interaction energy extraction performance analysis. Finally, ethylene glycol selected as for alkanes. liquid–liquid equilibrium (LLE) data {n-hexane, n-heptane, iso-octane, n-nonane} + were measured at 303.2 K 101.3 kPa, respectively....

Construction project transactions are characterized by long-term duration and a high level of task uncertainty. Improving negotiation efficiency is great significance for the handling conflicts completing projects on time. The contract represents legal basis conflict between buyer (owner) seller (contractor). However, dispute still exists over relationship contractual complexity efficiency. To settle this dispute, we draw institutional theory to establish research model use dataset collected...

Interorganizational trust significantly impacts performance, while distrust leads to high costs. How effectively build interorganizational is critical, whereas few studies point out how boundary spanners, as representatives of the interaction between two organisations, affect trust. The authors put forward a trust-building mechanism verify whether interpersonal ties (obligatory ties, instrumental and affective ties) promote through establishment compare differences in mechanisms different...