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Effective TMO project workgroups: an investigation of antecedent conditions
conference contribution
posted on 2013-09-24, 14:29 authored by Aaron Anvuur, Mohan M. KumaraswamyIn seeking to explain the antecedents of cross-functional TMO workgroup cooperation, Anvuur and Kumaraswamy (2007) [Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(3), 225-34] proposed a conceptual framework which emphasizes the formative role of four factors: common goals; equal status; integrative interactions; and authority support. This study tests this framework empirically, based on responses from a Hong Kong survey of built environment professional managers and using structural equation modelling. The findings support the role of the four factors, showing that a superordinate construct—teamwork climate for cooperation—formed from the four factors significantly and positively influences workgroup members’ in-role, extra-role, compliance, and deference behaviour. Therefore, project managers may usefully strive to create the generative project environments for the four optimal conditions for teamwork.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
ANVUUR, A. and KUMARASWAMY, M.M., 2013. Effective TMO project workgroups: an investigation of antecedent conditions. IN: Kajewski, S., Manley, K. and Hampson, K. (eds). Proceedings of the 19th International CIB World Building Congress 2013: Construction and Society, 5th-9th May 2013, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.Publisher
Queensland University of Technology and International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB)Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2013Notes
This is a conference paper.ISBN
9780987554215Language
- en