Co-creating social value through cross-sector collaboration between social enterprises and the construction industry

Barraket, Jo; Loosemore, Martin

doi:10.1080/01446193.2017.1416152

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“…This supports the recent research by Barraket and Loosemore (2017) which argued that existing processes of social value co-creation through supply chain relationships more closely reflect a cooperative than a collaborative model, are largely driven by commercial concerns and influenced by industry norms and institutional imperatives. These findings also reflect insights into Indigenous construction businesses by Denny- Smith and Loosemore (2016) which found a significant number of barriers to entry which include: building scale and capability to compete with industry incumbents; adjusting to unique industry cultures and work practices; breaking into networks and building social capital; being undercut by competitors; low price driving most procurement decisions and a perceived lack of trust in the ability of Indigenous business to deliver work to the same standards as existing subcontractors.…”

Section: Type 3 Social Procurement -Procurement Of Construction Produsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…INSERT TABLE 2 HERE Table 2 Type 2 social procurement The reason for this rather inconsistent picture appeared to be related to the low capacity of existing supply chains to deliver on social outcomes desired. This is problem highlighted by Barraket and Loosemore (2017) who concluded that there are significant differences in experience and opportunity for collaboration based on supply chain position and organisational scale and that these have notable effects on the co-creation of social value and the legitimacy of different social benefit providers in the construction industry. Finally, when social clauses were used, they were almost entirely targeted at subcontractors rather than consultants working in the construction supply chain.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Social procurement is becoming an increasingly important aspect of project delivery in the construction industry around the world as governments and socially responsible private clients seek to place new requirements on construction firms to demonstrate how their projects will leave a positive legacy in the communities in which they are built (Farag et al 2016, Burke and King 2016, Petersen and Kadefors 2016, Barraket and Loosemore 2017. Many of these requirements are enshrined in laws and regulations such as the UK's Social Value (Public Services) Act 2012, EU public procurement directives (European Union 2014), the US Public Law 95-507 Act of 1978, the Canadian Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (2016), South Africa's Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (2000) and Preferential Procurement Regulations (2017) and Australia's Indigenous Procurement Policy (2015).…”

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The social procurement practices of tier-one construction contractors in Australia

Loosemore

Reid

2018

Construction Management and Economics

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Social procurement is becoming an increasingly important requirement in the delivery of private and public-sector construction projects in many parts of the world, yet there is relatively little research in this area. Mobilising Furneaux and Barraket's (2014) social procurement typology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with senior managers from eight tier-one contractors in the Australian construction industry to explore and classify the types of social procurement strategies used in projects, the types of social value created and the barriers to implementation. Documentary data was also collected in the form of company policies and contract requirements. The results demonstrate the conceptual merit of Furneaux and Barraket's (2014) typology in a construction industry context by highlighting the different constraints on social value creation for each type of social procurement. The results also indicate that approaches to social procurement in the Australian construction industry are generally driven by a philosophy of risk mitigation rather than opportunity maximisation, are confined to low value and low risk construction activities and are constrained by a lack of existing and new supply chain social-value creation capacity. Construction industry social value chains are fragile in Australia and it is concluded that that in building the sector's significant untapped capacity to deliver social value to the communities in which it builds, priority should be given to three main strategies: third sector capacity building; barrier-to-entry reduction; and skills development in managing new cross-sector collaborations between public, private and third sector organisations.

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The social procurement practices of tier-one construction contractors in Australia

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2018

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“…Although there has been no research into cross-sector collaboration in the field of construction, Barraket and Loosemore (2018) revealed numerous barriers that prevent social enterprises working in the construction sector, which might also translate to other third-sector organisations. These include negative perceptions of social enterprise performance; complex, costly and bureaucratic procurement procedures; cosy relationships in existing supply chains; regulatory and performance imperatives which make social enterprises seem high risk; resistance from industry incumbents; disconnects between well-intentioned head office initiatives and site priorities; and ingrained stigmas and biases associated with disadvantaged groups which social enterprises employ.…”

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Optimising social procurement policy outcomes through cross-sector collaboration in the Australian construction industry

Loosemore

Denny-Smith

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PurposeSocial procurement policies are an emerging policy instrument being used by governments around the world to leverage infrastructure and construction spending to address intractable social problems in the communities they represent. The relational nature of social procurement policies requires construction firms to develop new collaborative partnerships with organisations from the government, not-for-profit and community sectors. The aim of this paper is to address the paucity of research into the risks and opportunities of entering into these new cross-sector partnerships from the perspectives of the stakeholders involved and how this affects collaborative potential and social value outcomes for intended beneficiaries.Design/methodology/approachThis case study research is based on a unique collaborative intermediary called Connectivity Centre created by an international contractor to coordinate its social procurement strategies. The findings draw on a thematic analysis of qualitative data from focus groups with 35 stakeholders from the construction, government, not-for-profit, social enterprise, education and employment sectors.FindingsFindings indicate that potentially enormous opportunities which social procurement offers are being undermined by stakeholder nervousness about policy design, stability and implementation, poor risk management, information asymmetries, perverse incentives, candidate supply constraints, scepticism, traditional recruitment practices and industry capacity constraints. While these risks can be mitigated through collaborative initiatives like Connectivity Centres, this depends on new “relational” skills, knowledge and competencies which do not currently exist in construction. In conclusion, when social procurement policy requirements are excessive and imposed top-down, with little understanding of the construction industry's compliance capacity, intended social outcomes of these policies are unlikely to be achieved.Originality/valueThis research draws on theories of cross-sector collaboration developed in the realm of public sector management to address the lack of research into how the new cross-sector partnerships encouraged by emerging social procurement policies work in the construction industry. Contributing to the emerging literature on cross-sector collaboration, the findings expose the many challenges of working in cross-sector partnerships in highly transitionary project-based environments like construction.

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“…Such a process is key to assessing UIC partnerships' validity and credibility (Abduljawad, 2015). Also, it shall provide the basis for the legitimacy of co-creation of value in the construction industry [17] and improving trust between UIC partners [18].…”

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A Review and Comprehensive Analysis of the Performance of University – Construction Industry Collaboration

2021

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University–construction industry collaboration (UIC) has become an essential part of driving innovation and fostering construction industry growth. Measuring the performance of such collaboration is an emergent field of study that is scattered through the current literature. This study aims to identify the UIC performance indicators advocated by the top-cited references, and map UIC performance indicators in the context of the state of Qatar. The present research evaluated the literature related to measuring the performance of UIC, considering publications in selected scientific databases over the period of 2004 – 2020. The publications were obtained through a search of the Science Direct, Emerald Insight, Scopus, Web of Science, Springer Link, SAGE, Research Gate, and Taylor & Francis Online databases. Keywords used in searching for publications included university, construction industry, business, cooperation, collaboration, relation, performance, and measurement. The findings were discussed and confirmed in the context of Qatar’s education and innovation ecosystem through semi-structured interviews with two renowned scholars who are involved in UIC. The study revealed that both universities and the construction industry are increasingly focused on measuring the performance of collaboration through specific performance indicators. The results show that both universities and the construction industry share some interests when it comes to four key performance indicators. These performance indicators are (1) the number of registered patents, (2) the number of patent applications, (3) the number of innovations (process/marketing/product/organisational), and (4) the number of publications. This study contributes to a general understanding of measuring UIC performance and defining trends in this research field. It also highlights research limitations and provides an arena for future research in the field. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091688 Full Text: PDF

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Co-creating social value through cross-sector collaboration between social enterprises and the construction industry

Cited by 54 publications

References 41 publications

The social procurement practices of tier-one construction contractors in Australia

The social procurement practices of tier-one construction contractors in Australia

Optimising social procurement policy outcomes through cross-sector collaboration in the Australian construction industry

A Review and Comprehensive Analysis of the Performance of University – Construction Industry Collaboration

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