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Partnering relationships in construction: A literature review
Authors:Lena E Bygballe  Marianne Jahre  Anna Swrd
Institution:a Centre for the Construction Industry at BI Norwegian School of Management, Nydalsveien 37, N-0442 Oslo, Norway;b BI Norwegian School of Management, Nydalsveien 37, 0442 Oslo and Lund University, Department of Industrial Management and Logistics, S-22100 Lund, Norway;c BI Norwegian School of Management, Nydalsveien 37, N-0442 Oslo, Norway
Abstract:There is no unified view as to what partnering relationships are in the construction industry. The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature in order to identify the main assumptions about partnering relationships in construction research and practice. The literature is compared to the Construction Industry Institute’s (CII, 1991) frequently cited definition of partnering as a long-term commitment between two or more parties in which shared understanding and trust develop for the benefits of improving construction. The literature review reveals a tendency to focus on project partnering in dyads between clients and contractors and there is also an emphasis on formal tools to develop these relationships, even if social aspects and relationship dynamics are recognised. The paper discusses these findings and suggests that, in order to increase the understanding of the substance and function of partnering relationships, it could be useful to incorporate knowledge from theoretical perspectives that are more in line with the CII definition. Two perspectives that seem particularly interesting in this respect are Supply Chain Management (SCM) and the Industrial Network Approach (INA), both of which focus on long-term relationships between actors beyond the dyad. INA also emphasises the informal aspects of relationship development. Incorporating these dimensions of partnering relationships requires processual and longitudinal studies, which are relatively rare in the contemporary partnering literature.
Keywords:Construction industry  Partnering relationships  Literature review
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