Mediator Strategies and Qualities and Mediation Effectiveness

Construction Dispute Research

“…Similarly, mediator tactics can be divided into (1) Disputants' perception related; (2) Mediation procedure related; and (3) Settlement related. These groups are largely consistent with those given by Karim and Pegnetter (1983) in their overview of the institutional and behavioural studies of mediation. Based on the developed structure as shown in Fig.…”

A study of construction mediator tactics—Part I: Taxonomies of dispute sources, mediator tactics and mediation outcomes

“…Mediator tactics were generically grouped into (1) disputants' perception related; (2) mediation procedure related and (3) settlement related. These groups are similar to the study of Karim and Pegnetter [36] described as an overview of institutional and behavioral studies of mediation. A total of 33 dispute sources were identified and fitted into these two groups.…”

“…It is apparent that these disputes are related to delay of the project. In fact, the cost of delay is central in most construction disputes [36,42,44,45]. ''Sub-contractor work delay due to main contractor'', ''argument on the time extension costs claimed by sub-contractor'' and ''nonpayment to sub-contractor by main contractor'' are the disputes extracted for Factor 4.…”

International mediation and dispute settlement: Evaluating the conditions for successful mediation

“…Such personal qualities are associated with success in other areas of human endeavor; they are, of course, no less important in international mediation. Trust, credibility, and a high degree of personal skill and competence in the mediator are also necessary preconditions for effective mediation (Landsberger, 1960;Karim and Pegnetter, 1983).…”