Social science and construction – an uneasy and underused relation

Koch, Christian; Paavola, Sami; Buhl, Henrik

doi:10.1080/01446193.2019.1599160

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“…Therefore, within the context of DTL studies, the construction sector is both unique and generic at the same time. This observation is in line with the research call to theorize the construction management domain through multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary research spanning across social science and economics domains, considering, among others, the contextual requirements (Cairns, 2008;Koch et al, 2019). The findings of this study can spur interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies focussing on construction DTL.…”

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“…The findings of this study can spur interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies focussing on construction DTL. Interdisciplinary studies involving social science and construction management research are witnessed in domains such as lean and Building Information Modelling (BIM) (Winch, 1990; Maylor et al , 2018; Koch et al , 2019; Volker, 2019). In construction dispute resolution, Kuang et al (2016) adopted the framework of the theory of planned behavior to explain the dispute resolution method selection.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Researchers typically adopt the theoretical lens of law, economics, sociology and behavioral sciences (Stanley and Coursey, 1990; Guthrie, 1999, 2000) in such studies. Despite its uniqueness (Groak, 1994; Chan, 2020), researchers opine that the construction management discipline, in general, can benefit from interdisciplinary research (Koch et al , 2019), and this study takes off from this premise. This benefit is particularly evident in DTL studies, where the factors beyond technical know-how play a significant role and can immensely benefit from the knowledge from social science domains.…”

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confidence: 96%

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Identifying focus areas to decode the decision to litigate contractual disputes in construction

Jagannathan

Delhi

2021

ECAM

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PurposeStrong and independent judiciary symbolizes transparency and impartiality in the dispute resolution process. However, litigation is often time-consuming and affects the working relationship between the disputants. In the construction context, where projects typically have a short life span of three to four years, dispute resolution through litigation induces unaffordable process delays. Despite the inherent challenges associated with litigation, it is observed that disputing parties resort to litigation. This behavior, called the litigation dilemma, ostensibly appears counterintuitive to rational decision-making.Design/methodology/approachThe study identifies 35 “decision to litigate” (DTL)-triggers from a review of the literature and court cases followed by expert interviews and groups them into thematic research domains using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) followed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).FindingsDTL studies in construction stands benefited through interdisciplinary research. “Presumptuous decision-making,” “construction project characteristics,” “milieu influence,” “interest in amicable resolution,” “positional focus” and “opportunism” are the six focus areas to decode the DTL in construction.Research limitations/implicationsThe study identifies factors that consolidate the knowledge from various fields with the substantive experience of construction professionals from across the world to help understand the dynamics behind the DTL in the context of contract-linked disputes in construction.Originality/valueThe findings from the domains of law, behavior, sociology and economics can help understand the above dilemma in the context of contractual disputes in construction. However, studies that explore the “decision to litigate” (DTL) contractual disputes in construction are limited, providing a vast scope for further research. The current study addresses a part of this gap.

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Identifying focus areas to decode the decision to litigate contractual disputes in construction

Jagannathan

Delhi

2021

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“…Although there are recent studies regarding multidisciplinary teams in construction (e.g., [22]), communication in construction (e.g., [23]), and new roles in construction (e.g., [24,25]), there seems to be a need for more studies on inter-organizational communication challenges and competence needs in a multinational project context, like that of the STA and its international contractors. Given the call from Koch et al [26] and Volker [27] for more interdisciplinary research in construction management, and by exploring empirical data from contemporary construction projects through theories on relational contracting, language use, and culture, we contribute to bridging a gap in the construction management literature.…”

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Contextual Communicative Competence in Multinational Infrastructure Projects

Järvenpää¹,

Gustavsson²

2021

Buildings

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Communication is dynamic, social, challenging, and a key quality factor for construction projects. This is especially the case in multinational and inter-organizational infrastructure projects where factors like culture and language differ among the involved actors. As infrastructure projects usually extend over longer periods of time, collaborative relationships need to be established in which the actors can develop, for example, mutual understanding, learning, and efficient working routines. By building on empirical data from contemporary infrastructure projects, we explore how international contractors and a large public client communicate in multinational infrastructure projects (i.e., what the challenges are and what competences are needed). The analysis is based on the linguistic framework of communicative competence, and we contribute to the development of collaborative models in construction project management by suggesting the concept of contextual communicative competence.

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“…Section 5 concludes the work. [7] proposes an efficient strategy that focuses on cost and delivery. The paper captures the link between operations strategy with its theory.…”

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A Cost Effective Mathematical Model for Strategic Workforce Planning

Iyer,

Felix

2019

IJEAT

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Strategic workforce planning has become increasing essential for modern organisations. It is the key approach used by organisation to improve and maintain the capabilities of its workforce. However many experts distinguish between Training and Development, being that training tends to be more closely focused and adapted demands short-term performance concerns, while development tends to be adapted more towards expanding an individual skills for future responsibilities. Enhancement of skills through training programmes leads to different performance results. The success of any training organisation depends on the number of customers who have enrolled for the training programmes. This paper presents novel mathematical models and algorithms to accurately represent and efficiently solve workforce planning problems. The paper emphasizes on the optimum allocation of suitable trainer operational hours and minimise the cost of conducting the programme. A cost function derived is based on the assumption and the minimum cost is obtained satisfying the constraints. Lagrangian multiplier method is employed to find the minimum cost. In this paper, the efficiency of the organisation is analysed by using the relative service efficiency method and cost model is derived.

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Social science and construction – an uneasy and underused relation

Cited by 16 publications

References 43 publications

Identifying focus areas to decode the decision to litigate contractual disputes in construction

Identifying focus areas to decode the decision to litigate contractual disputes in construction

Contextual Communicative Competence in Multinational Infrastructure Projects

A Cost Effective Mathematical Model for Strategic Workforce Planning

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