Structural, Climate, and Communication Dynamics of Innovative Inter-Organizational Project Teams

本项目评估跨组织项目团队中的沟通行为和计划如何有助于有效实施创新实践和整体项目质量。建筑业以项目为基础的性质带来了许多挑战，其中之一是主要参与者及其承包组织之间的协作过程。这一挑战在最需要跨学科合作的可持续建筑项目中被放大。因此，该项目研究了在项目团队中引入和使用集成项目交付（IPD）作为建筑，工程和建筑行业的创新。作为第一步，案例研究被用来遵循传统的理论模型，认为创新的匹配组织的结构，气候和价值观。然后，跨组织项目团队成员的关键沟通行为，谁不仅是信息流的管道和合作的冠军，但也是意义的创造者和他人的态度的影响者，将被检查。因此，本研究将探讨与团队动态、谈判和角色转变相关的沟通行为，以及它们与参与可持续建筑项目的20个跨组织项目团队对IPD和项目成果的承诺之间的关系。长期目标是为行业开发一个综合的组织沟通模型，以促进长期合作关系、产品质量和创新。这项研究代表了一个重要的，持续的一步，通过有效的协调机制，并在更广泛的层面上，提高可持续建筑实践中，中央组织间项目团队的沟通行为的识别。研究结果将有助于多学科教学单元的建立并广泛传播。研究成果将用于激励研究生，特别是通过在密歇根州立大学进行的跨学科研究中的妇女。

This project assesses how communication behaviors and programs in inter-organizational project teams contribute to effective implementation of innovative practices and overall project quality. The project-based nature of the construction industry introduces many challenges, one of which is the collaboration process among key participants and their contracting organizations. This challenge is magnified in sustainable building projects where interdisciplinary collaboration is most needed. Accordingly, the project examines the introduction and use of integrated project delivery (IPD) in project teams as an innovation in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. As an initial step, case studies are used to follow conventional theoretical models that consider the innovation's match to the organizations' structure, climate, and values. Then key communication behaviors of inter-organizational project team members, who not only serve as conduits in information flow and champions of working together, but also are creators of meaning and influencers of others' attitudes, will be examined. Consequently, the study will explore communication behaviors related to team dynamics, negotiation, and role change and their relationship to commitment to IPD and project outcomes across 20 inter-organizational project teams engaged in sustainable buildings projects.The long-term goal is to develop an integrated organizational communication model for industry that fosters collaborative long-term relationships, product quality, and innovativeness. This research represents an important, continuing step toward enhancing sustainable building practices via effective coordination mechanisms and at the broader level, the identification of communication behaviors central to inter-organizational project teams. Results will contribute to interdisciplinary teaching modules and be widely disseminated. The research outcomes will be used to inspire graduate students; especially women in interdisciplinary research via CrossTalks to be given at Michigan State University.