Phillips-Alonge, O K (2019) The influence of partnering on the occurrence of construction requirement conflicts and disputes. International Journal of Construction Management, 19(4), pp. 291-306. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
The research presented in this paper assessed the influence of construction partnering on the occurrence of requirement conflict and disputes during construction implementation. The research data were collected using stratified random sampling (P = 190) of construction management professionals in the state of California, USA. Hypothesis testing was conducted using one sample two-tailed t-test while the research inference derived from a synthesis of the parametric hypothesis testing and effect size. The results indicated that construction partnering has no measurable influence on the occurrence of requirement conflicts, but appears to lower the occurrence of construction requirement disputes. Moreover, the conflict and dispute occurrence data show partnering is not an antidote to the occurrence of requirement conflicts but a vehicle for amicable resolution of conflicts to reduce requirement disputes and prevent litigation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | conflict; conflict and dispute; conflict occurrence; dispute; dispute occurrence; partnering; requirement conflict; requirement dispute |
| Index terms: | resolution, dispute, implementation, litigation, sampling, partnering, testing |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, dispute resolution, conflict resolution, professional practice, partnership management, contractual arrangements |
| Topics: | Stakeholder Management, Engineering Principles, Legal Issues, Procurement, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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