This study aims at developing a framework to mediate the large negative effects of unethical procurement practices on construction project developments. Findings revealed conflict of interest factors had large negative effects on procurement of construction and infrastructural projects, and ethical procurement practices identified and introduced as mediating variables were tested and verified to possibly mitigate...

This article examines the evaluation of policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The article shares some of the perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, evaluators and civil servants on how evaluation practice needs to change, consistent with the right of Indigenous self-determination.

Best value procurement (BVP) is one of the approaches for early contractor involvement (ECI) in public construction projects. This study has developed important measures and improvements for how to practice BVP in the Norwegian construction industry, and is among the first to document experiences from the execution phase.

Prevailing project procurement processes and strategies are thought to be the root cause for many of the reported criticisms of the construction industry, such as lack of trust and collaboration and short term adversarial and transactional relationships. This study uses an integrated grounded theory case-study methodology that is demonstrably effective and can be useful for...

The construction sector is a key component of a nation's gross domestic product, but its inherent nature results in potentially dangerous conditions that affect the safety of all workers on construction projects (CPs). Therefore, the original idea of the research is to determine the relationship between safety system (SS) during the implementation phase (IPh) of...