TY - JOUR
T1 - No-Blame Culture and the Effectiveness of Project-Based Design Teams in the Construction Industry
T2 - The Mediating Role of Teamwork
AU - Koolwijk, Jelle
AU - van Oel, Clarine
AU - Gaviria Moreno, Juan Carlos
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This study investigates how a no-blame culture affects the effectiveness of project-based design teams across different project delivery methods in the construction industry. Ninety-two team members of 34 project-based design teams assessed the no-blame culture, level of teamwork, and team effectiveness in teams that were procured through different routes. A multilevel analysis shows that the relation between integrated project delivery methods, such as design–build and strategic partnering, and team effectiveness varies across levels of no-blame culture. A mediated regression analysis found that the effect of no-blame culture on team effectiveness is mediated by teamwork. Managers of project-based design teams in the construction industry should, therefore, invest both time and effort in creating a no-blame culture and the level of teamwork in parallel. This will enhance the level of team effectiveness in integrated project delivery methods.
AB - This study investigates how a no-blame culture affects the effectiveness of project-based design teams across different project delivery methods in the construction industry. Ninety-two team members of 34 project-based design teams assessed the no-blame culture, level of teamwork, and team effectiveness in teams that were procured through different routes. A multilevel analysis shows that the relation between integrated project delivery methods, such as design–build and strategic partnering, and team effectiveness varies across levels of no-blame culture. A mediated regression analysis found that the effect of no-blame culture on team effectiveness is mediated by teamwork. Managers of project-based design teams in the construction industry should, therefore, invest both time and effort in creating a no-blame culture and the level of teamwork in parallel. This will enhance the level of team effectiveness in integrated project delivery methods.
KW - Construction industry
KW - No-blame culture
KW - Project-based design teams
KW - Team effectiveness
KW - Teamwork
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U2 - 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000796
DO - 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000796
M3 - Article
VL - 36
JO - Journal of Management in Engineering
JF - Journal of Management in Engineering
SN - 0742-597X
IS - 4
M1 - 04020033
ER -