Development levels of stakeholder relationships in collaborative projects: challenges and preconditions
Purpose This article aims to address the confusion related to the meanings of interorganisational cooperation, control, coordination and collaboration in collaborative projects by developing a conceptual framework. From this, the authors aim to describe the links among these concepts in terms of dev...
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cremerald:10.1108/ijmpb-03-2022-0066 2024-06-09T07:48:32+00:00 Development levels of stakeholder relationships in collaborative projects: challenges and preconditions Ali, Farooq Haapasalo, Harri 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-03-2022-0066 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJMPB-03-2022-0066/full/xml https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJMPB-03-2022-0066/full/html en eng Emerald https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies International Journal of Managing Projects in Business volume 16, issue 8, page 58-76 ISSN 1753-8378 journal-article 2023 cremerald https://doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-03-2022-0066 2024-05-15T13:24:29Z Purpose This article aims to address the confusion related to the meanings of interorganisational cooperation, control, coordination and collaboration in collaborative projects by developing a conceptual framework. From this, the authors aim to describe the links among these concepts in terms of development levels of stakeholder relationships. In addition, the authors aim to identify challenges and preconditions in relation to developing relationships at different levels. Design/methodology/approach The authors have adopted the directed approach of qualitative content analysis method to validate and extend the conceptual framework of this study. The context of this study is a large hospital construction project located in northern Finland. Findings The findings of this study suggest that collaboration is a multilevel process of active engagement of multiple stakeholders. These stakeholders must have a high degree of shared understanding in terms of cooperation, control and coordination to achieve the mutually desired outcomes. This study also identifies the challenges that project stakeholders could face in developing collaborative relationships and propose preconditions for the same. Practical implications This study provides a better understanding for project managers to manage interorganisational collaborative construction projects successfully. The outcome of this research would be beneficial to project management team to deliver dispute-free construction projects. Originality/value Existing practical research on the development of relationships at different levels in collaborative construction projects is limited. This study offers a framework for the same which is validated in a real-life project. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Emerald International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 16 8 58 76 |
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Purpose This article aims to address the confusion related to the meanings of interorganisational cooperation, control, coordination and collaboration in collaborative projects by developing a conceptual framework. From this, the authors aim to describe the links among these concepts in terms of development levels of stakeholder relationships. In addition, the authors aim to identify challenges and preconditions in relation to developing relationships at different levels. Design/methodology/approach The authors have adopted the directed approach of qualitative content analysis method to validate and extend the conceptual framework of this study. The context of this study is a large hospital construction project located in northern Finland. Findings The findings of this study suggest that collaboration is a multilevel process of active engagement of multiple stakeholders. These stakeholders must have a high degree of shared understanding in terms of cooperation, control and coordination to achieve the mutually desired outcomes. This study also identifies the challenges that project stakeholders could face in developing collaborative relationships and propose preconditions for the same. Practical implications This study provides a better understanding for project managers to manage interorganisational collaborative construction projects successfully. The outcome of this research would be beneficial to project management team to deliver dispute-free construction projects. Originality/value Existing practical research on the development of relationships at different levels in collaborative construction projects is limited. This study offers a framework for the same which is validated in a real-life project. |
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