Exploring the attributes of collaborative working in construction industry

Shuwei Wu, David Greenwood, Glenn Steel

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Abstract

Due to the increased level of uncertainty of construction market and the variety of building functions, the practitioners in construction need work together more closely, which means a higher degree of collaborative working is often necessary. There is evidence that higher degree of collaborative working can produce more successful projects, but there has been only limited research to examine the definition of collaborative working. The lack of understanding of collaborative working resulted in confusion of application of more collaborative approaches e.g. partnering or alliancing. The work presented here is part of an ongoing PhD study which aims to explore the impact of collaborative working on construction project performance. The aim of this paper is to identify a spectrum of attributes of collaborative working, which will facilitate the understanding what collaborative working is, why collaborative working is needed and how to work together. In order to identify those attributes of collaborative working, the method of ‘identification test’ will be adopted, which is based on the recent related literature.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)135-147
JournalNorthumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment
Volume1
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2008

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