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dc.contributor.authorPham, Hanh Thi Hoa
dc.contributor.authorHoang, Hoa Thanh
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-21T13:41:35Z
dc.date.available2018-12-21T13:41:35Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2578652
dc.descriptionMasteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Business - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2018nb_NO
dc.description.abstractPurpose - The paper aims at investigating how inter-organizational relationship in construction industry changes under the influence of IT; whether the companies involved will improve and prolong the relationship to develop further into partnership by using IT or IT is just a tool to facilitate the exchanges between them on operational level and keeps the relationship as arm-length. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative study of 03 largest contractors in Norway together with their subcontractors and material suppliers. Semi-structured interviews were adopted to conduct the research Findings – Different types of digital tools have different effects on the buyersupplier relationship. The companies are focusing on using BIM as a normal tool to facilitate the collaboration at the project level, thus BIM may help the parties involved develop local partnership but the partnership cannot be extended across the project border. Integrated web portal is an important tool for material suppliers and customers manage their relationship. The integrated system may promote the relationship to central partnership. Research limitations/implications – The paper mainly focus on the dyadic buyer-supplier relationship between construction companies (main contractors) and their one subcontractor/ supplier. Keywords – Information technology, inter-organizational relationship, business relationships, Industrial marketing, ARA model, partnering, construction industry Paper type – Master thesis papernb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherHandelshøyskolen BInb_NO
dc.subjectbusinessnb_NO
dc.titleThe influence of digitalization on the buyer-supplier relationships in the construction industrynb_NO
dc.typeMaster thesisnb_NO


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