Rules, Power and Trust: Interplay between inter-organizational structures and interpersonal relationships in project-based organizations in the construction industry

The aim of this PhD project was to explore the multi-level interplay between the inter-organizational structures and interpersonal relations in building project organizations. In the first two studies, quantitative approaches were used to validate assumptions about how inter-organizational structures are shaped by actors and how interpersonal...

Collaboration and Integration in Project-Based Supply Chains in the Construction Industry

his study investigates whether integrative and collaborative practices of the construction industry can be exclusively attributed to integrated project-delivery methods or whether traditional project-delivery methods also foster integration within project-based design teams. Project managers assessed team collaboration and the integration of...

Partnering in construction: A field study to further develop the framework of supply chain integration

According to Eriksson (2015) ‘there is still a lack of comprehensive conceptual and practical frameworks that enable both a detailed and systemic understanding of integration in project-based supply chains.’ He therefore developed a theoretical framework that includes the four dimensions of strength, scope, duration and depth of integration. In...

Integrated project delivery: The designer as integrator

Process innovation related to integrated project delivery is an important topic in the building industry. Studies on process innovation through the use of integrated contracts usually focus on contractors, and particularly on the possibility of forward integration into the building process. Three years ago, the first author investigated the...

Chain collaboration between an housing corporation and two general contractors, the first steps

Several housing corporations in the Netherlands have realized they cannot do it alone if they want to renovate their housing stock faster, cheaper and with a higher quality. More and more of these corporations are forming strategic alliances with contractors and other partners to reach these goals. They are applying principles of supply chain...

Chain collaboration between a housing corporation and two general contractors, the first steps

Several housing corporations in the Netherlands have realized they cannot do it alone if they want to renovate their housing stock faster, cheaper and with a higher quality. More and more of these corporations are forming strategic alliances with contractors and other partners to reach these goals. They are applying principles of supply chain...