 In search of 'project chemistry'Davide Nicolini Construction Management and Economics, 2002, vol. 20, issue 2, 167-177 Abstract: The paper aims to provide a language and a conceptual toolkit to deepen our understanding of the impact of relational and social issues on the success of construction projects. Building on several streams of literature, as well as on individual and group interviews with construction practitioners, the paper develops the notion of 'project chemistry' as a way of capturing some of the relational and behavioural dimensions and factors that may affect project success and effectiveness in construction. The paper introduces a provisional theoretical framework that (a) identifies a number of external and project level determinants of 'project chemistry', (b) suggests ways of measuring how and how well people interact, perceive, and work together in a project, and (c) relates these issues to broader economic and technical factors. The paper concludes with some reflections on the implications and challenges for future research and management practices raised by the notion of 'project chemistry'. Keywords: Project Management; Project Success Factors; Human Resource Management; Behavioural Aspects (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:20:y:2002:i:2:p:167-177 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/01446190110101217 Access Statistics for this article Construction Management and Economics is currently edited by Will Hughes More articles in Construction Management and Economics from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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