PhD Final Thesis April 2013.pdf - Anglia Ruskin Research Online

Thesis Keith Gale 2013(behaviourfactors) andoperationalfactor(performancemeasures).Based upongroupbehaviourtheory.variables: Tensociologicalbehaviourfactors andfourperformancefactors (seeFigure 3.7 onP.77)sociologicalandoperationalfactors.Selectedinterviewtranscriptiontendency.Wordfrequencyanalysis usingNVivo 9.24.16 SummaryA review of published literature into the subject matter of framework agreementscould not uncover any directly comparable research either for the method ofprocurement or with framework effects upon project outcomes. Instead, elementsfrom a literature review focussed upon interactions with sociological groups,performance measurement in the construction sector and managerial studies toconstruct a procurement performance management model.The procurement performance model included in chapter three provides aprofessional practice basis upon which a methodology is engaged which reflectspublished research into construction management. Predominant tenets identify that apositivistic and interpretivistic approach is appropriate for this research andphilosophical enquiry should follow these paradigms.Philosophical context allows development of six hypotheses that correlate into threedistinct groups – introspective outcomes from quantitative data, extrospectiveoutcomes from quantitative data and performance drivers from qualitative datasources. In order to provide a theoretical control to this research, a ‘four- sequence’method is proposed to manage each stage of the research process allowing directionto be gauged for determination of research methods.A framework of suitable research methods is discussed in paragraph 4.7, derivedfrom available data, professional practice and academic procedure. The depth andrichness of available data, centred upon a single organisation, makes the use of a casestudy entirely appropriate. Supported by desk studies and surveys, a consideration ofthe advantages and disadvantages of each method at Table 4.2 is shown includingrealisation of the contextual positioning of each.100