Managing intragroup conflicts in construction project teams : case studies in Sri Lanka Senaratne, Sepani and Udawatta, Nilupa 2013, Managing intragroup conflicts in construction project teams : case studies in Sri Lanka, Architectural engineering and design management, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 158-175, doi: 10.1080/17452007.2012.738041. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Managing intragroup conflicts in construction project teams : case studies in Sri Lanka Author(s) Senaratne, Sepani Udawatta, Nilupa orcid.org/0000-0002-0290-3065 Journal name Architectural engineering and design management Volume number 9 Issue number 3 Start page 158 End page 175 Total pages 18 Publisher Taylor & Francis Place of publication Abingdon, Eng. Publication date 2013 ISSN 1745-2007 1752-7589 Keyword(s) intragroup conflicts conflict management construction projects project teams Summary Conflict is intrinsic to individuals, teams and organisations. Due to the unique and complex nature with various parties, conflict is inevitable in most construction projects. According to the general management literature, three distinct types of intragroup conflicts can be identified: task, process and relationship conflicts. However, very little consideration has been given in the literature addressing the three types individually in a construction project team setting. Therefore, this study has explored the existence of types of intragroup conflicts and their management in this context. This research was approached through case studies of six construction projects, which were operating under the traditional procurement method in Sri Lanka. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three distinct participants from each team. The findings revealed that both process and relationship conflicts offer disruptive effects to construction projects and teams, while task conflicts offer positive effects when they exist at low levels. Based on the most critical sources identified within the cases, suggestions are offered here to construction project team managers on how to manage intergroup conflicts proactively. Since the research is based on six case studies on traditional procurement arrangement in Sri Lanka, further research is required to generalise the findings across different contexts. Language eng DOI 10.1080/17452007.2012.738041 Field of Research 120201 Building Construction Management and Project Planning Socio Economic Objective 970112 Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2013, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30081551 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Architecture and Built Environment Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 22 Feb 2016, 13:21:05 EST Tue, 23 Feb 2016, 04:02:19 EST Thu, 08 Dec 2016, 05:02:40 EST Thu, 08 Dec 2016, 13:27:13 EST Thu, 08 Dec 2016, 13:29:18 EST Thu, 08 Dec 2016, 13:32:39 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 45 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 22 Feb 2016, 13:21:05 EST

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