Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 21 Issue 6

Face-saving tactics as an aid to construction negotiation in Hong Kong

Tak Wing Yiu, Yuet Nog Chung

In construction, the involvement of complex human interactions and incompatible interests among negotiating parties would pose as an obstacle in any negotiation process. The…

Exploring critical delivery selection risk factors for transportation design and construction projects

Dai Q. Tran, Keith R. Molenaar

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of risk on the project delivery selection process of three primary methods in use in the USA, including design-bid-build…

A rationale for alliancing within a public-private partnership

Derek Walker, Mattias Jacobsson

This case study was chosen for its rare, if not unique, project procurement strategy. It is, to the authors’ knowledge, the only example of a project alliance (PA) being…

Interrelationships between theory and research impact: Views from a survey of UK academics

Gary D. Holt, Jack Goulding, Akintola Akintoye

Of late within the UK, government funded research has emphasised “impact” as a prerequisite for financial support, while the Research Excellence Framework (REF) now also includes…

Editorial

Jayshree Lakha