Ximing Ruan Ximing.Ruan@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Stategy and Operations Mgmt
Time for a real shift to relations: Appraisal of social network analysis applications in the UK construction industry
Ruan, Ximing; Ochieng, Edward; Price, Andrew; Egbu, Charles
Authors
Edward Ochieng
Andrew Price
Charles Egbu
Abstract
The Social Network Analysis (SNA) has been adopted in the UK construction management research and generated meaningful insights in analysing project management organisations from network perspectives. As an effective tool, social network analysis has been used to analyse information and knowledge flow between construction project teams which is considered as foundation for collaborative working and subsequently improving overall performance. Social network analysis is based on an assumption of the importance of relationships among interacting units. The social network perspective encompasses theories, models and applications that are expressed in terms of relational concepts or processes. Many believe, moreover, that the success or failure of organisations often depends on the patterning of their internal structure. This paper reviewed existing literatures on SNA applications in construction industry from three leading construction management journals. From the review, the research proposed some advance in the application of SNA in the construction industry.
Citation
Ruan, X., Ochieng, E., Price, A., & Egbu, C. (2013). Time for a real shift to relations: Appraisal of social network analysis applications in the UK construction industry. Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 13(1), 92-105
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Aug 1, 2013 |
Deposit Date | Jan 27, 2014 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 15, 2016 |
Journal | Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building |
Publisher | UTS ePRESS |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 92-105 |
Keywords | social network analysis, project organisations, integration, knowledge integration, construction industry |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/929207 |
Publisher URL | http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/3174 |
Related Public URLs | http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/3174/3411 |
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