Sözen, Z and Kucediluk, M A (1999) Secondary subcontracting in the Turkish construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 17(2), pp. 215-220. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Based on the findings of a survey carried out in 1995 among Turkish subcontractors, the present paper argues that pressures (time, overload of work and commercial considerations) play an important role in the subcontracting of work by subcontractors to secondary subcontractors. The tendency to sublet work to secondary subcontractors is associated with cost control and payment problems. Subcontractors also seem to perceive the lack of written agreements with secondary subcontractors as problematic, especially in terms of physical progress of work.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | subcontracting secondary subcontracting; Turkish construction practices |
| Index terms: | construction industry, agreements, subcontracting, subcontractor, cost control, survey |
| Subjects: | contract formation, financial and cost management, data collection methods, organization, practitioner, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Cost Management, Research Practice, Roles and Professions, Supply Chain Management, Contract Administration |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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