The influence of resource dependency on collaboration in the construction supply chain

The construction industry supply chain is seen as a highly volatile and inefficient mechanism that falls well short of expectations due to its project focus rather than its supply chain management prowess. Relationships are short term and project based so the development of enduring relationships become difficult. The purpose of this study is to look at how supply chain actors behave from partner selection through to project completion, suggesting a conceptual model that addresses the relationship dynamic between actors through the life of the project. Proposing that dependency and collaboration, Trust and Price and Mediated and Non-mediated power become interrelated rather than individual constructs that act independently on the relationship.