This study explored the success variables (SVs) in construction partnering and the relationships among the SVs using structural equation modeling (SEM). Research results show that four successful factors (collaborative team culture, long-term quality perspective, consistent objectives, and resource sharing) have a significant influence on the success of construction partnering. Of the four factors, collaborative team culture and consistent objectives have the highest correlation. Collaborative team culture and long-term quality perspective have the lowest correlation. Additionally, good cultural fit has the most influence on characterizing collaborative team culture, commitment to continuous improvement has the highest influence in characterizing long-term quality perspective, clear understanding has the highest influence in characterizing consistent objectives, and availability of resource has the highest influence in characterizing resource sharing. The proposed SEM framework provides information which enables the users to control individual SV by considering their relationships with other SVs.

Using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), this study develops a model to evaluate construction managers' perception of safety as relates to six aspects: human error (HE), safety resource and application (SRA), safety equipment and training (SET), site culture and external factors (SCF), safety inspection and audit (SIA), and accident medium and activities (AMA). The model was used to identify and compare the level of safety perceived by Taiwanese construction managers including safety managers, contractor managers, public works managers, design and audit managers, owner audit and control managers, and others. Analysis reveals that safety managers have the highest perception of safety while owner audit and control managers have the lowest. Surprisingly, public works managers and design and audit managers have lower levels of perceived safety than do contractor managers. Apparently, reinforcing the perception of safety between these two types of construction personnel is important to reducing construction accidents in Taiwan.

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A high construction accident rate is related to failures in the implementation of safety management. The rate of occupational injuries of Taiwan construction industry is higher than the ones of the developed counties. Knowledge and reinforcement of safety cognition for construction personnel are critical to improve safety performance in construction. In this study, a safety cognition evaluation scale is developed to measure the safety cognition of construction personnel in Taiwan. The safety cognition of construction personnel was ranked in descending order of safety engineers, contractor-related personnel, and design/audit personnel. The aspect of accident statistics has the smallest cognition differences while the aspect of accident causes has the most inconsistent cognition differences. The investigation of this study provides knowledge of the safety cognition of Taiwan's construction personnel. This information provides safety managers better understanding of Taiwan's construction personnel to enhance the latter's safety cognition and thus safety performance.