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LIST OFFIGURESFigure 1.1 Timeline of significant public sector construction reports 17Figure 1.2Figure 2.1Figure 2.2Figure 2.3Figure 2.4Figure 2.5Figure 3.1Graphical global assessment of topics associated withthis researchFramework agreement procedures and themes modifiedfrom p41 of Functional Requirements (EuropeanCommunities, 2005)Excerpt from Procurement Policy Note regardingthreshold levels of contracts subject to Europeanprocurement regulations (Cabinet Office 2011)Minimum requirements for tender periods extracted fromEuropean Requirements (OGC, 2008)Six phases of project delivery showing performanceevaluation stageImprovement objectives for highways projects asdetermined by Infrastructure Cost Review: Main Report(HM Treasury, 2010)The Onion Diagram: Manifestations of culture atdifferent levels of depthFigure 3.2 Results from pilot study regarding group behaviours 58Figure 3.3Figure 3.4Figure 3.5Figure 3.6Figure 3.7Figure 4.1Contrast in behaviours of firms – discrete verses longterm relationships (adapted from Ganesan, 1994)Changes in procurement methods between 1999 and2001 taken from page 8 of Supply Chain Relationshipsin the Civil Engineering Industry (CECA, 2002)Prevention, Appraisal and Failure Model adapted fromBSI (1990)Continuous improvement model developed by Wu andBarnes (2009)Performance management model for improvementwithin construction framework agreements – a prioriBreath verses depth choices of survey methods (adaptedfrom Wineburg, 1997)Figure 4.2 Diagrammatic view of case study and research methods 97Figure 5.1Figure 5.2Corporate performance management framework showingroles and responsibilities of senior managers for culturalimprovementDiagram showing relationships between the Clientorganisation and suppliers within a framework29333738424355616772757787112113xii