The critical factors in managing relationships in international engineering, procurement, and construction (IEPC) projects of Chinese organizations

R Pal, P Wang, X Liang - International Journal of Project Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In International Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (IEPC) projects the
main contractor carries out the work at distant sites for the project owner with support from …

The effect of relationship management on project performance in construction

X Meng - International journal of project management, 2012 - Elsevier
Construction projects often suffer from poor performance in terms of time delays, cost
overruns and quality defects. The causes of poor performance have often been analysed …

Modeling relational transaction and relationship quality among team members in public projects in Hong Kong

FYY Ling, Y Ning, Y Ke, MM Kumaraswamy - Automation in Construction, 2013 - Elsevier
Prior studies have found that relational contracting (RC) practices are helpful in nurturing
good relationships among project team members. These empirical studies, however, did not …

The role of the project manager in relationship management

X Meng, P Boyd - International Journal of Project Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Relationship management is recognized as a focus of the next generation of project
management. As a major sector, the construction industry has increasingly embraced the …

Enhancing engineer–procure–construct project performance by partnering in international markets: Perspective from Chinese construction companies

L Du, W Tang, C Liu, S Wang, T Wang, W Shen… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The engineer–procure–construct (EPC) approach has been increasingly adopted in
international markets, in which contractors need to have adequate capabilities in effectively …

Effect of adoption of relational contracting practices on relationship quality in public projects in Singapore

FYY Ling, PC Tan, Y Ning, A Teo… - Engineering …, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate relational contracting (RC) practices that
give rise to higher quality interpersonal relations between these pairs of stakeholders at the …

Effect of partner fit in international construction joint ventures

B Ozorhon, D Arditi, I Dikmen… - Journal of Management in …, 2008 - ascelibrary.org
Joint ventures have been an important research topic over the last few decades primarily
because of their importance as a strategic alternative in global competition. Due to the …

Governing behavioral relationships in megaprojects: Examining effect of three governance mechanisms under project uncertainties

X Zheng, Y Lu, R Chang - Journal of Management in Engineering, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
The relational behavior of project participants is crucial to the success of a megaproject.
Although project governance has been widely studied with the aim of improving participants' …

Effects of contract strategy on interpersonal relations and project outcomes of public-sector construction contracts in Australia

Y Ke, FYY Ling, PXW Zou - Journal of Management in Engineering, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
Hitherto, it is not known if the integration of relationship concepts into traditional public-
sector construction contracts would improve project performance. This study hence …

Enhancing trust-based interface management in international engineering-procurement-construction projects

W Shen, W Tang, S Wang, CF Duffield… - Journal of …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
The engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) method is gaining more acceptance
worldwide as a project delivery strategy due to the construction efficiencies gained through …