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Article: Interpersonal trust and inter-firm trust in construction projects

TitleInterpersonal trust and inter-firm trust in construction projects
Authors
KeywordsInter-firm trust
Interpersonal trust
Partnering
Project
Relationship
Issue Date2009
PublisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01446193.asp
Citation
Construction Management And Economics, 2009, v. 27 n. 6, p. 539-554 How to Cite?
AbstractWorking relationships are important in effecting project performance and cooperation is believed to be a behavioural consequence of trust. Trust, being a quality of relationships, involves people interacting at interpersonal and inter-firm levels. This is investigated through 10 partnering and non-partnering projects, using a validated trust scale. A case study approach is used to collect qualitative data through a quantitative approach to help understand the concept of trust. Data were collected from clients, contractors, consultants and subcontractors. Clients and contractors have a tendency to trust individuals whereas contractors and subcontractors have a tendency to trust firms. Inter-firm trust is better understood than interpersonal trust; but both are associated with keeping commitments and demonstrating cooperation, even though interpersonal trust is considered more important. Partnering does not necessarily exhibit more trust than non-partnering projects whereas clients and contractors have different emphasis on interpersonal and inter-firm trust. Therefore, to promote trusting relationships in multi-parties is to fulfil not only the technological and economical goals, but also the moral and social goals as expressed in people relationships such that a socially safe working place can be created. For this reason, middle managers need to know about trust because they face more relationship problems than others.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/81983
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.874
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dc.date.issued2009en_HK
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dc.description.abstractWorking relationships are important in effecting project performance and cooperation is believed to be a behavioural consequence of trust. Trust, being a quality of relationships, involves people interacting at interpersonal and inter-firm levels. This is investigated through 10 partnering and non-partnering projects, using a validated trust scale. A case study approach is used to collect qualitative data through a quantitative approach to help understand the concept of trust. Data were collected from clients, contractors, consultants and subcontractors. Clients and contractors have a tendency to trust individuals whereas contractors and subcontractors have a tendency to trust firms. Inter-firm trust is better understood than interpersonal trust; but both are associated with keeping commitments and demonstrating cooperation, even though interpersonal trust is considered more important. Partnering does not necessarily exhibit more trust than non-partnering projects whereas clients and contractors have different emphasis on interpersonal and inter-firm trust. Therefore, to promote trusting relationships in multi-parties is to fulfil not only the technological and economical goals, but also the moral and social goals as expressed in people relationships such that a socially safe working place can be created. For this reason, middle managers need to know about trust because they face more relationship problems than others.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
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dc.relation.ispartofConstruction Management and Economicsen_HK
dc.subjectInter-firm trusten_HK
dc.subjectInterpersonal trusten_HK
dc.subjectPartneringen_HK
dc.subjectProjecten_HK
dc.subjectRelationshipen_HK
dc.titleInterpersonal trust and inter-firm trust in construction projectsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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