Prof Peter McDermott's Outputs (29)

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.

Impact of innovative procurement on agility within the construction industry (2007)
Journal Article
Khalfan, M., Oyegoke, A., Mcdermott, P., & Dickinson, M. (2007). Impact of innovative procurement on agility within the construction industry. International Journal of Agile Systems and Management, 2(4), 393-405. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2007.015839

The overall aim of the study is to examine the problems associated with the prevalent procurement routes, subsequent changes in supply chain management and introduction of alternative procurement routes which are innovative and agile in their nature.... Read More about Impact of innovative procurement on agility within the construction industry.

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.

Achieving supply chain integration within construction industry (2006)
Journal Article
McDermott, P., & Khalfan, M. (2006). Achieving supply chain integration within construction industry. Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 6(2), 44-54

The main driver behind the adoption of supply chain management (SCM) philosophy into the constructin industry was the successes within other industry sectors. SCM can be defined as network of different organisations, linked upstream and downsteam in... Read More about Achieving supply chain integration within construction industry.

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.

Building on trust: a co-operative approach to construction procurement (2001)
Journal Article
Wood, G., & McDermott, P. (2001). Building on trust: a co-operative approach to construction procurement. Journal of construction procurement, 7(2), 4-14

The central argument of this paper is that the key to successful implementation of relationship-based procurement strategies lies in trust. Trust is essential to relationships because it is the glue that binds co-operative relationships together. It... Read More about Building on trust: a co-operative approach to construction procurement.