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Understanding construction alliances their rationale and design [electronic resource]

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: RICS Research Paper Series ; 7(4) June 2007Publication details: London RICS 2007ISBN:
  • 9781842193358
ISSN:
  • 1464-648X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 658.99 $2 18
Online resources: Summary: Examines the rationale for alliance development in the construction sector. Compares and contrasts research focusing on alliances in the construction and property literature with general alliance literature and discusses two construction alliance case studies. Concludes that strategic partnering alliances, while having long term goals, also need to prove their short term success whereas project based partnering schemes are orientated towards achieving short term results targeting a single project.
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Examines the rationale for alliance development in the construction sector. Compares and contrasts research focusing on alliances in the construction and property literature with general alliance literature and discusses two construction alliance case studies. Concludes that strategic partnering alliances, while having long term goals, also need to prove their short term success whereas project based partnering schemes are orientated towards achieving short term results targeting a single project.