Title: Selecting the right collaborative components in a construction project

Authors: Kristian Ditlev Bohnstedt; Søren Wandahl

Addresses: Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University, Thomas Manns Vej 23, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark ' Department of Engineering, Aarhus University, Inge Lehmanns Gade 10, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

Abstract: Regardless of context and scope, collaboration is consistently attributed to be an essential determinant of success in construction projects. Researches have long been concerned with the issue of poor collaboration, but situational determination of collaborative components has been overlooked. This paper focuses on the situational aspect of different collaborative components. The primary area of potential for improving productivity is within the collaboration between parties - and this is precisely the subject, which this article deals with. To do so, a questionnaire survey was carried out. The questionnaire was distributed electronically to 440 respondents; after sorting a total of 288 valid responses were obtained. The result is a set of components in a model of structures of collaboration that facilitates a more efficient and effective situational collaboration (EESC), it is denoted as target areas structured in type of contract, party and component.

Keywords: collaboration; construction operations; project management; cooperation; building; management; situational; partnering; mixed method; effective and efficient construction process.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPOM.2019.098714

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 2019 Vol.11 No.1, pp.65 - 92

Received: 13 Dec 2016
Accepted: 16 Sep 2017
Published online: 01 Apr 2019 *

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