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Abdirad, H (2020) Developing digital project delivery routines around frequent disruptions: How do AEC organizations respond to disruptive information exchange requirements?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Al-Saleh, F S (1980) A case study and evaluation of a technological delivery system: Construction management in Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Astaneh Asl, B (2019) Effects of using virtual reality on AEC team collaboration, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Azari Najafabadi, R (2013) An evaluation framework for the integrated design process of sustainable high-performance buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Fardhosseini, M S (2021) A quantitative analysis of the impact of integrating digital technology for formwork fabrication on human factors perspectives, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Gambatese, J A (1996) Addressing construction worker safety in the project design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Gutub, S (2019) Framework for the implementation process of public-private partnerships (P3s) in highway projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Ho, C T T (2019) Application of optimization to the production planning of construction prefabrication supply chains, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Homayouni, H (2015) Aligning contractual, technological, and organizational elements to achieve higher performance buildings: A qualitative comparative analysis approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Lee, N H (2009) A framework for developing new visualization schemes for construction project performance monitoring, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Lee, W (2018) Use of wearable sensors to unveil roles of task demands-personal resources and burnout on performance of construction workers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Lewis, N S (2023) Development of an open-source methodology for simulation of civil engineering structures subject to multi-hazards, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Lowry, M B (2008) An online analytic-deliberative approach to public participation for transportation investment decisions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Manninen, D L (1981) Labor force migration associated with nuclear power plant construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Mukherjee, A (2005) A multi-agent framework for general purpose situational simulations in construction management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Ottesen, J (2019) CPM schedule density: A new predictor for productivity loss, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Pathak, C (2021) Electric vehicle infrastructure decision support system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Pratama, L A (2023) Immersive visualization intervention on pull planning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Shang, L (2019) Achieving public agency goals in public-private partnerships using innovative payment mechanisms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Son, J (2011) An integrated model of evolution of project teams in large-scale construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: coordination; project team; construction project; collaboration; communication; decision making; organizational development; simulation
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/888471980
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A single individual or organization cannot have complete knowledge and abilities to handle all matters in complex projects; therefore, effective communication, coordination, and information-handling processes are necessary to accomplish project objectives. How well organizational knowledge creation processes and organizational development processes are executed determines the quality of information created; poor organizational processes could cause unplanned events, such as design defects and construction errors, which would result in schedule delays and additional expenses. Nevertheless, current planning methods do not explicitly consider organizational and information-handling issues and thereby have resulted in planning fallacy. Based on this premise, this research introduces an agent-based simulation of evolution of collaboration within inter-organizational networks of construction project teams from a complex system perspective. The agent-based simulation approach allowed this research to achieve things that might not be able to do with traditional approaches. First and foremost, a theoretical framework in this research was expressed with an explicit and intuitively understandable computational language. Also, adaptive and boundedly rational behaviors of heterogeneous individuals were reflected in the model. It endowed the model with greater conviction, usefulness, and validity. Besides, both individual behavior at micro level and emergent network behavior at macro level were obtained. As a result, the simulation shows that the fewer individuals are familiar with others in the network and thereby aware of networks they are involved in, the more likely it is to take a longer time for networks to reach stable states. It was also found that the stronger tendency of cohesion arises as the effort that individuals have to make for forming a relation with outside partner increases. Furthermore, the results indicate that the more efforts individuals need to make to form relations with those from other organizations, the less efficient networks are formed. The model of organizational processes developed in this research which explicitly incorporates a realistic representation of individual decision making and interaction among them from an active and dynamic standpoint is expected to contribute not only for enhancing understanding of the impact of organizational aspects on project management but also for facilitating the development of tools for investigating organizations in construction.
Stevens, J D (1981) A study of the relationship between perturbations in construction time schedules and potential construction claims, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Tench, B (2022) Designing restoration: Protecting and restoring our attention through participatory design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Wang, S (2017) Integrated approach and analysis of reliability, robustness, resilience and infrastructure applications, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Yamaura, J T (2018) The value of cloud computing technology in public transportation construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Zhang, Z (2021) Participatory ergonomics in construction: Enabling practice-to-research-to-practice via the 2safemodel, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.
Zokaei Ashtiani, M (2022) Data-driven sustainability assessment in roadway infrastructure construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Washington.