Exploring an understanding for the person committing domestic violence

Domestic violence is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “any behavior within an intimate relationship that causes physical, sexual or psychological harm” (2013). Blijf Groep is one of the organizations in the Netherlands that concerns itself with the subject of domestic violence.<br/><br/>Whilst social, environmental, family, and...

Partner selection methods and sustainability ambitions in urban redevelopment plans: A qualitative analysis of the relationship between partner selection methods and the incorporation of sustainability ambitions

Context - Globally, there is climate change that affects life of people and nature on earth. The built environment is responsible for nearly 40% of global energy consumption and approximately onethird of global CO² emissions (JLL, 2020). Therefore, the built environment must become more sustainable. Public and private parties incorporate...

Supporting a healthy dyadic lifestyle following a myocardial infarction using eHealth technology: Experiencing a Myocardial Infarction together

Problem In the current care pathway for patients suffering from a Myocardial Infarction (MI), a paradox has been identified in long-term chronic care: modification of cardiovascular risk factors reduce mortality and prevent recurrent cardiac events. However, MI survivors rarely change their lifestyle and relapse often in old habits. The...

Collaboration through gain-and-pain-share mechanism: A roadmap to incentivize collaboration by gain-and-pain-sharing concepts

This research aims to identify gain-and-pain-sharing methods to foster a collaborative environment to create win-win situations and create mutual objectives. To do so, gain-and-pain-sharing methods that can positively influence a collaborative environment are explored. This study is restricted to the Dutch construction sector because it is for...

Noticing Grippy: Exploring vibration noticeability in the context of a wearable coping aid

Daily stress is a problem that many people are suffering from. In previous research a prototype was developed to help users to identify their own stressful places and encourage them to conduct self-training exercises in those locations. This prototype is called ‘Grippy’. The goal of this project is to explore what qualities Grippy’s vibration...

Assessing collaborative behaviour as partner selection mechanism: An explorative study into team assessments used in the tender process of infrastructure projects

The positive relation between the performance of the client-contractor team and the end-result of a project has led to a growing attention for the human factor in construction procurement exercises. Over the last decade, assessments of constructors’ collaborative behaviour have been used more widely as a partner selection method. One of the most...

The role of the individual’s perception: Insights into the lived experience of partnering in Dutch Urban Development Projects

As Dutch Urban Development (UDM) and Partnering research seem to somewhat disconnectedly explore each other’s fields, this thesis attempts to join both domains by gaining insights into factors that promote the emergence of partnering relations between individuals working in Dutch Urban Development Projects (UDPs). Applying a practice-based...

Designing a partner-selection process that encourages the formation and continuation of successful partnerships

The challenges that urban area developments are facing are becoming more and more complex. Additionally, these developments often come along with major uncertainties, risks, and unknowns regarding the end-results. This has resulted in the publication of several documents in the past few years pointing out that the current tender system may not...

From cooperation to collaboration: Enhancing team collaboration in partnerships for construction projects

Today’s project complexity is constantly increasing leading to multidisciplinary project teams. Building a truly integrated team in projects where a partnership is necessary in order to achieve the desired outcome isn’t a one-off process that can occur automatically. It’s a procedure that has to be built up over a certain period of time (mostly...

Identifying collaborative trends in a project team environment: How can collaborative trends be identified in a project?

This research tries to provide a first direction in measuring collaborative trends. By being able to measure collaborative trends, more research can be done towards the effects of events and the timing of collaborative practices to implement in projects. This is done by providing an answer on the main research question: “How can collaborative...

The role of partnering in the transition to a circular economy in the Dutch infrastructure sector: A case study to the InnovA58

Due to growing prosperity in the world, together with the trend of urbanization, more and more natural resources are needed. However, the earth cannot keep providing us these materials, since many of them are depleting. The concept of circular economy is seen as an opportunity to tackle this problem. However, the infrastructure industry lags...

Partnering doe je samen! Een integraal model voor het succesvol uitvoeren van partnering door een bouwbedrijf en leveranciers

The change of a defence contractor to become a systems integrator: A case study of Rheinmetall Air Defence

To deal with external changes and the current position of Rheinmetall Air Defence (RAD), it was decided that RAD’s current business model should be modified such that RAD will become a systems integrator. This research examined the potential transition towards this new business model with a focus on the involvement of external partners and the...

Organisational Culture and Project Partnering Performance

The influence of organisational culture of the architect and contractor on project partnering performance in design and build contracts.

Condities voor partnering bij woningverbetering door corporaties

Dit onderzoek is specifiek gericht op de relationele samenwerkingsvorm ‘partnering’, aangezien ‘partnering’ een veelbelovende nieuwe projectbenadering is en aansluit op de wijze waarop corporaties bouwprojecten kunnen organiseren. Bij partnering wordt in een vroeg stadium van de planontwikkeling samengewerkt, hierbij worden de werkprocessen en...