Measuring Constructs of Relational Contracting in Construction Projects: The Owner’s Perspective

Comparison of Quebec’s Project Delivery Methods: Relational Contract Law and Differences in Contractual Language

“…These norms-meaning how contracting parties must, or should, behave during the exchange-are interpreted according to a discrete/relational spectrum. Many researchers have validated and used these common contractual norms in marketing, management, construction, and legal research (Blois et al 2006;Blois and Ivens 2007;Harper et al 2016;Harper 2014;Harries and Vincent-Jones 2001;Heide and John 1992;Kaufmann and Stern 1988;Kaufmann and Dant 1992;Vincent-Jones and Harries 1998;Vincent-Jones 2012). While studies have considered transactional and relational contracting as general substitutes (Dyer and Singh 1998;Gulati 1995;Larson 1992;Macaulay 2018), others have found them to have a complementary role (Cao and Lumineau 2015;Lorenz 1999;Poppo and Zenger 2002;Sitkin 1992).…”

Implementation of Integrated Project Delivery in Quebec’s Procurement for Public Infrastructure: A Comparative and Relational Perspective

“…This linear form of procurement and project execution, associated with the use of standardized contracts, leads to finger pointing and disputes when problems arise [2]. The traditional public-sector construction industry is fragmented, specialized, and has a legacy of litigation [3]. Many studies have demonstrated limitations associated with the use of the traditional delivery methods, such as the creation of adversarial relationships, a lower productivity rate, inefficient methods leading to the recommencement of certain jobs and poor quality, as well as high rates of disputes and a lack of innovation.…”

“…Relational contract theory has been applied in the construction and governance fields. Research has focused on factors facilitating the use of relational contracting and its effect on project performance [3,[11][12][13][14][15]. However, most of IPD projects were completed in the private sector.…”

Motivating Project Owners to Increase Their Commitment towards Improving the Delivery Performance of Green Building Projects

“…The main section contained 21 questions (Table 7-1). They were derived from an extensive literature review of the constructs identified in the theoretical framework section (Doloi, et al, 2012;Harper, Molenaar, & Cannon, 2016). Afterwards, the questions were subjected to vetting by three experts who have a combined 30 years research and practitioner experience in the field of construction management.…”

“…The Cronbach alpha test was performed to measure the internal consistency of questionnaire items in order to ensure metric reliability -which is the degree to which results of the metric are consistent over time and the level of reproducibility when using a similar methodology (Harper, et al, 2016).…”