School of Science, Engineering & Environment

Mutual objective setting for partnering projects in the public sector (2007)
Journal Article
Swan, W., & Khalfan, M. (2007). Mutual objective setting for partnering projects in the public sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 14(2), 119-130. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980710731254

Purpose – The use of partnering has grown within the public sector of the UK construction industry. Central to partnering is the use of the partnering charter. The charter establishes the mutual objectives of the project team. The purpose of this pap... Read More about Mutual objective setting for partnering projects in the public sector.

The application of social network analysis to identify trust-based networks in construction (2007)
Journal Article
Swan, W., Khalfan, M., & McDermott, P. (2007). The application of social network analysis to identify trust-based networks in construction. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 4(4), 369-382. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNVO.2007.015720

The role of trust has been identified as a central influencer on the performance of project teams in both research and policy contexts, to an extent that it is almost taken for granted. However, actually identifying where trust exists and how it impa... Read More about The application of social network analysis to identify trust-based networks in construction.

Interventions to manage trust in construction projects (2006)
Journal Article
Swan, W., Khalfan, M., McDermott, P., & Kyng, E. (2006). Interventions to manage trust in construction projects

Trust is described as an elusive concept, difficult to describe, understand, and therefore manage. The Trust in Construction project undertook five exploratory case studies in order to understand how trust is formed and the impact this has on project... Read More about Interventions to manage trust in construction projects.

The development of trust inventory (2005)
Journal Article
Swan, W., McDermott, P., Khalfan, M., Cooper, R., Rees, C., & Wood, G. (2005). The development of trust inventory. Journal of construction procurement, 11(1), 40-54

The Trust in Construction project was a two-year EPSRC funded research into the impact of trust on construction project performance. Here we outline the development of the measurement tool used for assessing the level of trust in project team relatio... Read More about The development of trust inventory.

‘Trust’ in construction projects (2005)
Journal Article
McDermott, P., Khalfan, M., & Swan, W. (2005). ‘Trust’ in construction projects. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 10(1), 19-31

• Trust is described as an elusive concept (Gambetta 1988), difficult to describe, understand and, therefore, manage. The Trust in Construction project undertook 6 exploratory case studies, of which 4 are presented in this paper, in order to understa... Read More about ‘Trust’ in construction projects.

The ethical benefits of trust-based partnering : the example of the construction industry (2002)
Journal Article
McDermott, P., Swan, W., & Wood, G. (2002). The ethical benefits of trust-based partnering : the example of the construction industry. Business Ethics: A European Review, 11(1), 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8608.00254

As inter-organisational relations represent an increasingly important element in business the ability to build sustainable relationships becomes a key skill. To achieve sustainable relationships parties need to move from a low trust/low ethics base t... Read More about The ethical benefits of trust-based partnering : the example of the construction industry.

Viewing the corporate community as a knowledge network (2000)
Journal Article
Swan, W., Langford, N., Watson, I., & Varey, R. J. (2000). Viewing the corporate community as a knowledge network. Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 5(2), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.1108/13563280010372522

The inter‐organizational network is becoming an increasingly common form of organization. The majority of trade is carried out between organizations, rather than organizations and households. Many of these networks are concerned with the exchange of... Read More about Viewing the corporate community as a knowledge network.

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