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Collaboration in construction projects is operationalized through phase-specific mechanisms, where early-stage alignment and governance arrangements directly shape subsequent coordination and managerial practices during project execution. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Develop an empirically grounded framework to structure and operationalize collaboration throughout the different phases of construction projects.

August 29, 2026Journal of Management in EngineeringOpen Access

Implementing Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Dual-Layered Framework for Practice

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ASAsmamaw Tadege Shiferaw MAMathew Azarian TSTor Kristian Stevik

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Qualitative case study reveals how phase-specific mechanisms structure collaboration in large-scale public construction projects, highlighting the role of early governance in project execution.

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Develop an empirically grounded framework to structure and operationalize collaboration throughout the different phases of construction projects.
Conducted qualitative case studies across four large-scale Norwegian public construction projects.
Gathered and cross-checked collaborative mechanisms using semistructured interviews, project document analysis, and a follow-up survey for data triangulation.
Established a dual-layered framework organizing operational mechanisms into six practical categories and mapping them to three conceptual dimensions: strategic alignment, governance mechanisms, and managerial practices.
Showed that collaborative mechanisms are phase-specific, with early strategic alignment and governance structures directly enabling coordination practices and managerial routines during project execution.

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Shiferaw et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9299bb8e5d7d1fc0c11d40 https://doi.org/10.1061/jmenea.meeng-7667

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August 29, 2026Journal of Management in EngineeringOpen Access

Implementing Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Dual-Layered Framework for Practice

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Authors

ASAsmamaw Tadege Shiferaw MAMathew Azarian TSTor Kristian Stevik

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Overview

Qualitative case study reveals how phase-specific mechanisms structure collaboration in large-scale public construction projects, highlighting the role of early governance in project execution.

Key Points

Develop an empirically grounded framework to structure and operationalize collaboration throughout the different phases of construction projects.
Conducted qualitative case studies across four large-scale Norwegian public construction projects.
Gathered and cross-checked collaborative mechanisms using semistructured interviews, project document analysis, and a follow-up survey for data triangulation.
Established a dual-layered framework organizing operational mechanisms into six practical categories and mapping them to three conceptual dimensions: strategic alignment, governance mechanisms, and managerial practices.
Showed that collaborative mechanisms are phase-specific, with early strategic alignment and governance structures directly enabling coordination practices and managerial routines during project execution.

Cite This Study

Shiferaw et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9299bb8e5d7d1fc0c11d40 https://doi.org/10.1061/jmenea.meeng-7667

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