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Durdyev, S and Mbachu, J (2011) On-site labour productivity of New Zealand construction industry: key constraints and improvement measures. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 18-33.

Formoso, T and Isatto, E L (2011) Three theoretical perspectives for understanding inter-firm coordination of construction project supply chains. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 1-17.

Ibem, E O, Anosike, M N, Azuh, D E and Mosaku, T (2011) Work stress among professionals in building construction industry in Nigeria. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 45-57.

Liu, J and London, K (2011) Analysing the relationship between new housing supply and residential construction costs with regional heterogeneities. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 58-67.

Ogbeifun, E (2011) Training artisans on-site. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 82-91.

OO, B L, Abdul-Aziz, A-R and Lim, Y M (2011) Information feedback and learning in construction bidding. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 34-44.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Bidding; experiment; feedback; learning
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1837-9133
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v11i3.2173
  • Abstract:
    Information feedback condition in recurrent construction bidding is an important design variable about optimal procurement design. Contractors tend to optimize their bids in recurrent bidding with positive review of historic bids. Our experiment examines the effects of partial and no information feedback conditions on student (inexperienced) bidders’ bidding trends, and the extent to which their bidding trends agree with the behavioural patterns proposed by learning direction theory. The results show that the variations in bids over time for both information feedback conditions are statistically significant. Although the bidders with partial bidding feedback information are more likely to vary their bids as indicated by learning direction theory, their bids are less competitive than those with no bidding feedback information. Construction clients would need to consider the information feedback conditions in their procurement of construction services with the goal to achieve efficiency in construction bidding

Rose, M (2011) Can project alliance contracts deliver Australia’s National Broadband Network?. Construction Economics and Building, 11(03), 68-81.