All Outputs (3)

Building trust in construction projects (2007)
Journal Article
Khalfan, M. M., McDermott, P., & Swan, W. (2007). Building trust in construction projects. Supply Chain Management, 12(6), 385-391. https://doi.org/10.1108/13598540710826308

Purpose The objective of this paper is to present different perspectives on building “trust” among supply chain participants working on construction projects. Design/methodology/approach A case study methodology was adopted; with five constructi... Read More about Building trust in construction projects.

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.