AN EVALUATION OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING IN SOUTH AFRICA
The purpose of this paper is to advance ways of promoting collaborative cooperation between contractors and their supply chain in South Africa. The research approach is qualitative, and the design is based on multiple case studies. It was found that collaboration in South African construction sites...
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The purpose of this paper is to advance ways of promoting collaborative cooperation between contractors and their supply chain in South Africa. The research approach is qualitative, and the design is based on multiple case studies. It was found that collaboration in South African construction sites has taken a different form from that of the international construction community. The nature of collaboration in South African construction is one of mutual dependency as well as antagonistic relations within teams on-site. Industry professionals apply collaboration by means of incentive programmes and standard contracts. This paper reinforces the idea that supply chain management collaborative practice can be identified within the existing structures of site practices, thus showing that collaborative practices are an integrative management approach. There is a need to develop and implement alternative forms of contracts, such as negotiated and strategic alliancing contracts which are tailored to South African construction. Collaboration enablers, such as regular communication, frequent meetings, incentives, and reward programmes, can improve the morale of the construction team. Opportunities thus exist for eliminating non-collaborative tailored practices between contractors and their supply chain in South Africa.
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| spelling | doaj-art-32bf66ece81d4a359e3cda169e6bf6b72025-01-08T06:11:37ZengUJ PressJournal of Construction Project Management and Innovation2223-78522959-96522017-12-017210.36615/jcpmi.v7i2.138AN EVALUATION OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING IN SOUTH AFRICAZanele Matsane0Clinton AIGVABOA1Department of Built Environment, Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 9300, South AfricaDepartment of Quantity Surveying and Construction Management, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa The purpose of this paper is to advance ways of promoting collaborative cooperation between contractors and their supply chain in South Africa. The research approach is qualitative, and the design is based on multiple case studies. It was found that collaboration in South African construction sites has taken a different form from that of the international construction community. The nature of collaboration in South African construction is one of mutual dependency as well as antagonistic relations within teams on-site. Industry professionals apply collaboration by means of incentive programmes and standard contracts. This paper reinforces the idea that supply chain management collaborative practice can be identified within the existing structures of site practices, thus showing that collaborative practices are an integrative management approach. There is a need to develop and implement alternative forms of contracts, such as negotiated and strategic alliancing contracts which are tailored to South African construction. Collaboration enablers, such as regular communication, frequent meetings, incentives, and reward programmes, can improve the morale of the construction team. Opportunities thus exist for eliminating non-collaborative tailored practices between contractors and their supply chain in South Africa. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/JCPMI/article/view/138collaborative practice, contracting, supply chain management, subcontracting, South Africa |
| spellingShingle | Zanele Matsane Clinton AIGVABOA AN EVALUATION OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING IN SOUTH AFRICA Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation collaborative practice, contracting, supply chain management, subcontracting, South Africa |
| title | AN EVALUATION OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_full | AN EVALUATION OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_fullStr | AN EVALUATION OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_full_unstemmed | AN EVALUATION OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_short | AN EVALUATION OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING IN SOUTH AFRICA |
| title_sort | evaluation of collaborative practices in construction contracting in south africa |
| topic | collaborative practice, contracting, supply chain management, subcontracting, South Africa |
| url | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/JCPMI/article/view/138 |
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