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Abidali, A F and Harris, F C (1995) A methodology for predicting company failure in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 13(03), 189-96.

Gardiner, P D and Simmons, J E L (1995) Case explorations in construction conflict management. Construction Management and Economics, 13(03), 219-34.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: business process re-engineering; conflict; project management
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199500000026
  • Abstract:

    Empirical data from recent studies on conflict in construction projects are presented and discussed. Views of conflict management, collected during interviews with a wide range of practitioners, serve to highlight the importance of conflict as a major component in project management strategy in the construction industry. The occurrence of conflict is shown to be a common and often poorly managed phenomenon in modern construction projects, despite real progress in the organization and administration of construction projects. The research demonstrates a need to re-evaluate construction management processes in order to shift the distribution of conflict occurrences from one that peaks during construction to one that peaks in the earlier formative stages of design when the output of conflict is more likely to be creative and complementary to the overall project aims.

Kumaraswamy, M M and Chan, D W M (1995) Determinants of construction duration. Construction Management and Economics, 13(03), 209-17.

Pietroforte, R and Bon, R (1995) An input-output analysis of the Italian construction sector, 1959-1988. Construction Management and Economics, 13(03), 253-62.

Rwelamila, P D and Hall, K A (1995) Total systems intervention: an integrated approach to time, cost and quality management. Construction Management and Economics, 13(03), 235-41.

Shapira, A (1995) Formwork design for high elevated slab construction. Construction Management and Economics, 13(03), 243-52.

Walker, D H T (1995) An investigation into construction time performance. Construction Management and Economics, 13(03), 263-74.

Williams, P (1995) A regulation evaluation system: a decision support system for the Building Code of Australia. Construction Management and Economics, 13(03), 197-208.