Pryke, S D (2004) Analysing construction project coalitions: Exploring the application of social network analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 22(8), pp. 787-797. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
The construction industry is currently in transition as a result of innovations in procurement and project management approaches, in particular, the utilization of supply chain management, and technology or work clusters in the context of partnering relationships between project coalition actors and the client organization. These new strategies require an analytical method that deals with actor interdependence and provides an appropriate level of detail and quantitative data in relation to the non-linear, complex, iterative and interactive process that construction projects comprise. The construction project is conceptualized as a number information exchange networks, classified according to the principal project functions and supported by performance incentive and contractual relationship networks. The point centrality of the project actors within these various networks provides quantitative data and graphical representation of the governance of construction projects and the changes brought about by innovations in procurement and project management techniques. Social network analysis (SNA) provides an important new quantitative approach in the comparative analysis of procurement and project management of construction projects. SNA enables traditional project coalition management approaches to be compared with those associated with innovative management approaches. Quantitative analysis relates to the appropriateness and effectiveness of both financial incentives and contractual conditions involved in the governance of construction projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | governance; intra-coalition networks; procurement; project management; social network analysis |
| Index terms: | strategy, social network analysis, information exchange, comparative analysis, client organization, financial incentive, level of detail, quantitative analysis, construction project, contractual relationship, project management technique, partnering, governance, construction industry, project management, interdependence, graphical representation, effectiveness |
| Subjects: | business, client relations, contractual relationship, operations management, technical documentation, visualization, data science, data analysis and analytics, economic analysis, management, research methods, performance management, production management, project management theory and practice, partnership management, organizational analysis, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Project Management, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Governance, Stakeholder Management, Quality Management, Design Practice, Digital Applications, Organizational Design, Contract Administration |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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