Abstract

Integrated project delivery mode (IPD) depends on high-level knowledge collaboration among project parties. Therefore, knowledge collaboration is critical for IPD to improve knowledge management performance and sustainable competitive advantage. However, effective knowledge collaboration is difficult to achieve because of the diverse knowledge and expertise area of IPD project parties. For a high level of cross-disciplinary knowledge collaboration, this study examines how relational norms and trust as two effective relational governance mechanisms affect knowledge collaboration through verifying the role of transactive memory system (TMS). Then, we proposed statistical hypotheses and tested them by using quantitative data from a questionnaire survey. The research findings present a remarkable indirect influence of relational norms and trust on knowledge collaboration via the mediating role of TMS. This study contributes to the literature in project and engineering management by demonstrating the significant role of TMS in IPD collaboration, especially the mediating effect of TMS on the relationship between relational governance and knowledge collaboration. The research findings provide the collaborative governance strategies for engineering managers by developing a well-functioning TMS to realize holistic knowledge collaboration for IPD projects.

摘要

集成项目交付模式（IPD）依赖于项目各方之间的高水平知识协作。因此，知识协作对于IPD提高知识管理绩效和可持续竞争优势至关重要。然而，由于IPD项目方的知识和专业领域不同，有效的知识协作很难实现。针对高水平的跨学科知识协作，本研究通过验证交互记忆系统（TMS）的作用，探讨关系规范和信任作为两种有效的关系治理机制如何影响知识协作。然后，我们提出了统计假设，并使用问卷调查的定量数据对其进行了检验。研究结果表明，关系规范和信任通过 TMS 的中介作用对知识协作产生显着的间接影响。本研究通过证明 TMS 在 IPD 协作中的重要作用，特别是 TMS 对关系治理和知识协作之间关系的中介作用，为项目和工程管理领域的文献做出了贡献。研究结果通过开发功能良好的 TMS 为工程经理提供协作治理策略，以实现 IPD 项目的整体知识协作。尤其是TMS在关系治理与知识协作之间的中介作用。研究结果通过开发功能良好的 TMS 为工程经理提供协作治理策略，以实现 IPD 项目的整体知识协作。尤其是TMS在关系治理与知识协作之间的中介作用。研究结果通过开发功能良好的 TMS 为工程经理提供协作治理策略，以实现 IPD 项目的整体知识协作。