Learning in MTS of Construction Megaproject: A Conceptual Framework

Jinfan Zhang (), Yun Chen, Da Wang and Yinghui Zhang
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Jinfan Zhang: Department of Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
Yun Chen: Department of Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
Da Wang: Department of Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
Yinghui Zhang: Department of Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: The construction megaproject team (CMPT) emphasises integration as a megaproject multiteam system (MTS) to facilitate knowledge learning. This paper synthesises the CMPT structure characteristics and team learning processes into a conceptual framework named the CMPT-MTS learning framework to advance future CMPT learning research. The constructs included are identified from published research. A case example is the island and tunnel project of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge, which provides practical grounding for framework refinement. The conceptual framework deemed to follow a cyclical pattern identifies the CMPT-MTS structure variables and team learning processes affecting learning outcomes and contextual variables hypothesised to influence the intra- and inter-team interaction. We discuss how the conceptual framework might identify the CMPT learning research gaps for future research. The framework’s contribution to the body of knowledge expands our lens to understand team learning practices in the complex CMPT by considering CMPT as an MTS.

Keywords: construction megaproject team; multiteam system; team learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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