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A Human Perspective of Contractor Prequalification

Construction Economics and Building

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Title A Human Perspective of Contractor Prequalification
 
Creator Baroudi, Bassam Michael
Metcalfe, Mike
 
Subject Construction Management
prequalification, human aspects, soft systems
Construction Procurement
 
Description The contractor prequalification topic has had much written on it over the last two decades. In the past it has been primarily viewed in terms of the appropriate selection of contractors for construction projects. There has been extensive research interest into the functional and process driven aspects of contractor prequalification. However, there has been little research taking a more holistic view of contractor prequalification in terms of the human aspects that surround it. Hence, gaining a wider appreciation on how prequalification systems affect the major stakeholders seems warranted. The use of soft systems thinking allowed for an in-depth and contextual analysis of prequalification issues. This necessitated unstructured in-depth interviews to be carried out with senior industry practitioners. Sifting through their respective experiences allowed for an alternative view of contractor prequalification systems. It allowed a very human perspective of prequalification to emerge. The research suggests that viewing prequalification systems from a human perspective provides a fuller picture of their true benefits and limitations.
 
Publisher UTS ePRESS
 
Contributor n/a
 
Date 2011-06-20
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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in depth interviews
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2106
10.5130/AJCEB.v11i2.2106
 
Source Construction Economics and Building; Vol 11, No 2 (2011): AJCEB; 60-70
2204-9029
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2106/2341
 
Coverage Australia
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23 senior industry practitioners
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2011 Bassam Michael Baroudi, Mike Metcalfe
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0