Enhancing the Main Contractor-Subcontractor trusting relationship in the United Arab Emirates: A strategic approach to rebuilding trust in complex construction projects

dc.Location2017 HD 69.P75 I87
dc.SupervisorDr Maria Papadaki
dc.contributor.authorISSA, RAMAZ SELMAN
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-26T06:33:31Z
dc.date.available2018-02-26T06:33:31Z
dc.date.issued2017-09
dc.description.abstractThe oil price drop has significantly affected complex construction projects in the United Arab Emirates. After this crisis, adversarial relationships and trust issues between subcontractors and main contractors have increased, therefore, it has become necessary to rebuild trust between them. This dissertation has developed a framework to effectively rebuilding trust between the subcontractors and main contractors throughout the project life cycle. The purpose of this research is to investigate the subcontractors and main contractors’ relationship in complex projects in order to identify the main trust dimensions that impact their relationship, and to define the main factors that contribute to rebuilding trust (i.e., developing, building, and maintaining trust) between them. Based on Zand’s (1972) interpretations, the researcher argued that trust is considered a gradual and self-reinforcing phenomenon that is not an isolated incident; rather, it is built up throughout a project life cycle or many projects. The researcher found that trust factor has a significant impact on subcontractors and main contractors’ relationship, however, there is minor impact of their relationship on building trust between them, and that early contractor engagement in the initiation and planning stage positively impacts the subcontractors and main contractors’ relationship, and that the higher the level of trust between them, the better the project performance. The research also provides recommendations for subcontractors and main contractors to improve their trusting relationships, in addition to recommendations for further study.en_US
dc.identifier.other2013303020
dc.identifier.urihttp://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/1088
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe British University in Dubai (BUiD)en_US
dc.subjectconstruction projectsen_US
dc.subjectUnited Arab Emirates (UAE)en_US
dc.subjectsubcontractorsen_US
dc.subjectmain contractorsen_US
dc.subjectproject life cycleen_US
dc.titleEnhancing the Main Contractor-Subcontractor trusting relationship in the United Arab Emirates: A strategic approach to rebuilding trust in complex construction projectsen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
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