Analysis of Causes of Conflict in Construction Projects

건설공사에서의 갈등원인 연구

  • Published : 2007.11.09

Abstract

The construction industry is huge-there are lots of project organizations and many different people who work on them. Conflict will occur in any long - term relationship and it happens in personal, professional, family, and social relationships. Disputes between parties to construction projects are of great concern to the industry. The study of construction industry disputes, and the causes of those disputes, is essential. The purpose of this study is to identify the root causes of conflicts in construction industry. A questionnaire field survey was conducted to investigate the root causes of construction conflicts. The professionals working for owner, contractor and consultants were targeted for the collection of data. Descriptive analysis such as mean score and standard deviation as well as factor analysis was employed to find underlying factors related to conflicts in construction field. Student's t-test and ANOVA test tools were used to compare the perceptions of various categories of population and project. Factor analysis was used to group the numbers of conflict causes. This study reveals four root causes of construction conflict. They are: (i) weak project leadership (ii) weak contractor selection (iii) weak project management, and (iv) project participants' attitude.

여러조직과 많은 사람이 참여하는 건설프로젝트는 갈등이 발생할 수 있다. 이러한 건설참여자들 사이의 갈등은 건설프로젝트 건설프로젝트의 커다란 관심거리로서 이의원인에 대한 연구는 대단히 중요하다. 본 연구의 목적은 건설산업에서 분쟁의 근본적 원인을 조사하고자 현장의 건설전문가들(발주자, 컨설턴트, 시공사)로부터 설문자료를 이용하여 자료수집 하였고 이 조사 자료를 통계적 분석을 통하여 건설갈등의 근본원인인 재정적 요인 등 10가지를 도출하였고 이를 (i) 프로젝트 리더쉽의 부족, (ii) 부실기공사의 선정, (iii) 부실한 프로젝트 관리 경영, (iv)프로젝트 전문가의 태도의 4가지로 분류하였다.

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