Antecedents of “power” and “dependence” in the context of collaborations in construction projects: a systematic literature review

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the antecedents of “power” and “dependence” attributes in the context of a construction project and to explore the impact of the antecedents on risk transfer and collaboration to develop a conceptual framework for decision-making. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review was performed using various databases to identify the antecedents and their measures. This review followed the established preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses protocols and 246 articles were identified. The articles were qualitatively analysed based on keyword co-occurrence approach using VOSviewer software. Findings The findings of this systematic review established latent constructs, that is, “clarity of procurement decisions”, “market structure” and “market competition” as antecedents of power and two antecedents of dependence, namely, “reputation” and “commercial importance”. And a framework was conceptualized to determine the contractual approach and the procurement design should be planned to take in account the scenarios and the course of action to enhance collaboration and control risk transfer. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind to identify the “antecedents” of the attributes of “power” and dependence and framework was conceptualized to determine the contractual approach.

Influence of subcontractors' “strategic capabilities” on “power”, “dependence” and “collaboration”: an empirical analysis in the context of procurement decisions

“…According to Fern andez-P erez de la Lastra et al (2022) to resolve the conflict between exploration and exploitation that exists in the highly competitive environments, ambidexterity has emerged as a crucial corporate strategy. Thus the power of a subcontractor is manifested by the efficiency it shows in applying its skills and optimum resources utilisation demonstrates ambidexterity there irrespective of trade and makes it strategically capable (Deep et al, 2022). Hence it can be assumed that strategic capability of the subcontractor influences its power.…”

“…Hence it can be assumed that strategic capability of the subcontractor influences its power. Supply chains are interlinked networks of vendors and subcontractors that ensure just in time delivery of a resource or a service adding to its reputation making (Blackhurst et al, 2007;Deep et al, 2022). Therefore, to gain market reputation the vendors have to seamlessly innovate their product and services to make them unique that makes them strategically capable (Zhang et al, 2020).…”

“…Supply chains are interlinked networks of vendors and subcontractors that ensure just in time delivery of a resource or a service adding to its reputation making (Blackhurst et al. , 2007; Deep et al. , 2022).…”