Construction Dispute Research - 9783319347288

Construction Dispute ResearchConceptualisation, Avoidance and Resolution\nAuthor(s): Sai On Cheung\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783319347288, 978-3319347288\nSynopsis\nThere are three specific purposes of Construction Dispute Research. First, this volume aims to summarise studies on construction dispute. Second, apart from the theoretical constructs, where appropriate empirical tests are also included. This approach serves to go beyond the commonly used anecdotal approach for the subject matters. Third, it is the sincere hope of the authors that this book will help shaping research agenda of construction dispute. The studies are mostly framed from a management perspective drawing on methods and concepts in contract law, economics, psychology and management science.\n\nThe book has twenty chapters that are arranged in four parts covering conceptualisation, avoidance, negotiati.