Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering (산업경영시스템학회지)

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Effect of Employer's Power on Contractor' s Behavior in the Construction Industry

건설 산업에서 발주자의 권력이 시공사의 행동에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Jung-hoon (Graduate School of Business Administration, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, A-yeon (Graduate School of Business Administration, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Seung-chul (Graduate School of Business Administration, Hanyang University)
  • 김정훈 (한양대학교 경영대학원) ;
  • 이아연 (한양대학교 경영대학원) ;
  • 김승철 (한양대학교 경영대학원)
  • Received : 2018.08.06
  • Accepted : 2018.09.18
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

The cooperative relationship between Employer and Contractor in the construction industry is the most important factor to achieve the project success. Employer shall draw the Contractor's cooperative behavior during executing the project. A study on the impact of the Owner's power on the contractor's cooperative behavior is rare in the construction industry in Korea even though the negative impact of the high-power distance between the Employer and the Contractor has been a hot issue in Korea. In this empirical study, it is shown that the Employer's power can address the contractor's cooperative behavior. The respondents were mostly employees in the domestic construction companies who have experienced in the construction projects. The total number of respondents was 317 effectively. The multiple regression analysis using SPSS 21.0 were conducted to verify the hypotheses. In conclusion, the Mediated Power is positively associated with the In-Role Behavior and with the Extra-Role Behavior. Some of Non-Mediated Power is positively associated with the In-Role Behavior and with the Extra-Role Behavior. It seems that the Contract underestimate the Employer's Expert Power. It was known that the cooperative power caused by Non-Mediated Power is good for long term relationship of the business to business transaction. So it is highly recommended that the Employer shall foster its expertise.

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