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

Thesis Keith Gale 2013logical progression with social systems. (Borgoni et al, 2009). This research is acomplex process involving participants involved with over 150 projects, groups ofhighly qualified and experienced professionals; and financial sums exceeding £46million. The performance model is designed to represent an overview of performancemechanisms involved with framework agreements during the tender and constructionphases.3.20 Construction of a procurement performance model – industry relevanceConstruction suppliers are identified as short life organisations (Ankrah et al, 2005)where size (number of operatives, turnover) and market penetration (specialism’s anddevelopments) can change at short notice according to the economic climate. Theorganisational culture of construction organisations and the dynamic natureattributable due to short life existences is determined by project and industrycharacteristics, dominant management strategies and procurement approaches(Graves, 1986; Handy, 1993; Mullins, 2005). Such characteristics are:• A dynamic approach to varying work loads, mergers and introduction ofnew suppliers into the market place. Suppliers have to be responsive to thesechanges by remaining fluid in structure and reactive with resources (Ankrahet al, 2005).• Environmental conditions are placed in context by groups that aredominated by a particular occupation or profession and therefore the cultureembodied by that group is transferred to the organisation as a whole.(Kotterand Heskett, 1992).• Procurement approaches influence the organisational cultural of suppliersthrough attitudes toward trust, innovation, performance, commitment,collaboration and mutual advantage (Naoum, 2003).3.21 From linear performance towards cyclical continuous improvementA distinct feature of framework agreements is the prospect of linking multipleprojects through longer term relationships between suppliers and clients (Egan,74