Scientometric review of construction conflict from 1991 to 2020
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
ISSN: 0969-9988
Article publication date: 31 May 2022
Issue publication date: 27 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to summarize the research of construction conflict from 1991 to 2020 and propose research directions for future scholarly work. During the recent decades, it is widely accepted that construction conflict is inevitable, and conflict management has become an important component of project management. However, few works were done to map the global study in this field, there is limited review that evaluates the current stage of construction conflict research.
Design/methodology/approach
This study adopted a holistic literature review approach that incorporates bibliometric search and scientometric analysis. A total of 698 bibliographic records from the Web of Science core collection database were collected for the scientometric analysis. CiteSpace5.7 was adopted for the science mapping purpose in this study.
Findings
Through co-authorship analysis, co-word analysis and co-citation analysis, influential scholars and journals are identified. Several research trends are highlighted according to the scientometric analyses of the construction conflict topics. For example, the application of simulation and algorithms to the study of construction conflict management systems.
Practical implications
Construction is a resource-intensive, multi-participant and multi-targeted industry. Conflicts always exist in the whole life cycle of construction projects, it is important for industry practitioners to be updated of the latest movement and progress of the academic research.
Originality/value
This study contributed to the body of knowledge in construction conflict and bridge the research gap in the thorough review of previous research work.
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Acknowledgements
This research was funded by the Humanity and Social Science Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (No: 20XJAZH007).
Citation
Liu, N., Zhou, R., Jin, R., Xiao, Q. and Hu, Z. (2023), "Scientometric review of construction conflict from 1991 to 2020", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 30 No. 9, pp. 4210-4228. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-06-2021-0535
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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