Legal issues of collaborative electronic working in construction

Carter, Chris; White, Ed; Hassan, Tarek M.; Shelbourn, Mark; Baldwin, Andrew

doi:10.1680/cien.2002.150.6.10

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“…In supply chain business arrangements, information flow is generally associated with contractual relationships down through the business tiers-client/ contractorRcontractor/subcontractorRsubcontractor/ suppliers, etc. (Carter et al, 2002). However, there is generally no contractual relationship between entities on the same tier or between non-adjacent tiers, such as for example, between different subcontractors.…”

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The temporal nature of forces acting on innovative IT in major construction projects

Rowlinson

2007

Construction Management and Economics

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Strategic IT implementation decisions for major construction projects in Hong Kong are subject to various forces or factors identified in previous research—such as external forces, technological factors and organizational factors. The aim of this research was to examine the relationship (if any) between these families of forces and evaluate their impact, individually and collectively. A complex combination of several families of forces/factors that affect decision making was found to be 'temporal' with respect to project teams on major projects in Hong Kong. The research was underpinned by a broad questionnaire survey to establish 'current practice' before in-depth analysis of the forces by means of a case study followed by interviews with industry leaders to confirm the results. It was found that respondents (n = 33) ordered cost, security and confidentiality as the most influential factors affecting IT implementation. A difference was found in the perceptions of 'hired-in' project-based staff in joint ventures and 'permanent staff' of single companies, the former evaluating IT performance more highly but evaluating the strategic use of, and user satisfaction with, IT significantly lower. The major constraint on IT implementation was found to be lack of budget, not cost per se. It is concluded that the temporal factors that apply to implementing innovative IT technology in project teams are relevant to different team members at different stages in the project life cycle and these factors are conditioned by a set of business conditions applying to project-specific coalition organizations that are different from those that apply to single-entity organizations.Innovative IT, adoption factors, electronic communications, temporal nature of projects,

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The temporal nature of forces acting on innovative IT in major construction projects

Rowlinson

2007

Construction Management and Economics

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IT sophistication, performance and progress towards formal electronic communication in the Hong Kong construction industry

Rowlinson

Croker²

2006

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

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PurposeThe adoption of computer technology by the construction industry has been driven by the competitive advantages offered by the available technology. The continuing evolution of information technology (IT) in the construction industry has led to widespread e‐mail use for informal project communications but, as yet, only limited use of IT for formal communications. This study aims to address this issueDesign/methodology/approachAn industry survey was conducted to assess the improvement towards IT literacy and increased competitiveness through the use of IT in Hong Kong, by comparison with previous surveys in the UK, Australia and Hong Kong.FindingsThe research found that the Hong Kong construction industry's IT technical maturity and technical infrastructure are well advanced and remain at about the same level as Australia and the UK. Construction professionals commonly perceived benefits in migration to formal electronic communications.Originality/valueThe perceived obstacles to the industry's adoption of formal IT‐based communications were found to be additional cost and security/confidentiality concerns, but there are underlying obstacles in the industry's structure and lack of incentive (and budget) at project level.

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The Use of Collaborative Technologies within SMEs in Construction

Ahmed

Abuelmaatti

Small and Medium Enterprises

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Collaborative environments have been evolving and effectively employed in large organisations and are believed to have high potential for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This chapter shares the findings of a case study that was conducted on twelve companies in order to assess the use of collaborative environments and their adaptation approaches through interviews with senior level managers and end-users. The need for such case studies has risen from an intensive literature review which revealed that SMEs are key players within the construction industry; however, there seems to be little evidence of their utilisation of IT for collaborative learning environments. Therefore, this calls for the necessity to developing an approach blending the right combination of factors which are believed to contribute towards the improvement and implementation of collaborative environments and may affect their success.

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Legal issues of collaborative electronic working in construction

Cited by 5 publications

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The temporal nature of forces acting on innovative IT in major construction projects

The temporal nature of forces acting on innovative IT in major construction projects

IT sophistication, performance and progress towards formal electronic communication in the Hong Kong construction industry

The Use of Collaborative Technologies within SMEs in Construction

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