Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 14 Issue 4

Exploring change in construction: supply chain management

Scott Fernie, Anthony Thorpe

The purpose of the paper is to explore the process of change within organisations in the construction sector related to the content of change called for by reformers such as Egan…

Operational factors affecting strategic partnering in UK social housing

Keith Jones, Yamuna Kaluarachchi

This paper seeks to report the findings of a research project that observed and monitored the performance of a four‐year strategic partnering agreement between a consortium of…

Foreign firms' financial and economic risk in China

Florence Ling, Hwee Loon Lim

The aim of this research is to investigate how foreign firms manage financial and economic risks when operating in China's construction industry. The specific purposes of the…

Issues in the selection of fall prevention and arrest equipment

Iain Cameron, Gary Gillan, A. Roy Duff

The research objectives are to investigate current methods of fall protection, identify issues in their selection and use, and produce guidance on best practice for designers and…

Enhancing the capability of rapid bridge replacement after extreme events

Yong Bai, Seong Hoon Kim, William R. Burkett

The potential threats of extreme events to highway bridges have received increased attention from government agencies, the engineering and construction communities, and the…

Procurement effects on trust and control in client‐contractor relationships

Per Erik Eriksson, Albertus Laan

This paper aims to investigate how construction clients currently deal with procurement and to analyse how the choices made during the buying process stages affect the combination…

Editorial

Ronald McCaffer