Contract administration activities that enhance trust and cooperation between owners and contractors in construction projects in Sri Lanka | |
| Author | Kandethanthri, Kande T.G.M. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.CM-19-05 |
| Subject(s) | Construction projects--Sri Lanka--Management Construction contracts--Sri lanka |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This research aims to study the relationship between various contract administration activities and inter-organizational relationships (IOR). The literature identified cooperation and trust as a facilitator of positive relationships among project stakeholders. Trust and cooperation are argued to improve the inter-organizational relationships among principal actors in project development, such as contractors, owners, and suppliers. The researcher operationalized trust along the Hartman [Hartman FT. The role of trust in project management. In: Slevin DP, Cleland DI, Pinto JK, editors. The frontiers of project management research. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute; 2002, p. 225–35] dimensions as incorporating both competence and integrity and compared the perspectives of project contractors and owners. Using independent t-test, factor analysis and path analysis, the author analyzed the differential effects of contract administration activities on enhancing inter-organizational cooperation, competence trust, and integrity trust. Our finding indicates that having good reporting and recording and monitoring system has a higher direct effect on competence trust, and problemsolving have a higher effect on integrated trust, and having good reporting and recording process, improve inter-organizational relationships |
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Hadikusumo, Bonaventura H.W.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Chotchai Charoenngam;Santoso, Djoen San; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | AIT Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 |