ASQ publishes articles that contribute to organization theory from a number of disciplines, including organizational behavior and theory, sociology, psychology and social psychology, strategic management, economics, public administration, and industrial relations. These findings have implications for the design of work and reward systems for work groups.įounded in 1956 by James Thompson, the Administrative Science Quarterly is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal publishing theoretical and empirical work that advances the study of organizational behavior and theory. Individuals' autonomy preferences did not moderate the effects of task and reward interdependence but, instead, were themselves influenced by the amount of interdependence in the work. Task and outcome interdependence affected different aspects of group functioning: Tasks influenced variables related to cooperation, while outcomes influenced variables related to effort. Hybrid groups performed quite poorly, had low-quality interaction processes, and low member satisfaction. Groups performed best when their tasks and outcomes were either pure group or pure individual. corporation created group, individual, and hybrid rewards for 150 existing teams of technicians that had group, hybrid, or individual tasks. An intervention in the reward system at a large U.S. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.This study investigated the differential effects of task design and reward system design on group functioning the effectiveness of 'hybrid' groups, in which groups' tasks and/or rewards have both individual and group elements and how individuals' preferences for autonomy moderate their responses to interdependence at work. The reciprocal interdependencies in construction require more frequent and direct interaction among the involved actors to enable mutual adjustments among the firms whose activities and resource use need to be coordinated. A main implication for practice is that focusing on better planning in order to deal with activities that are mainly subject to sequential interdependence, is insufficient.

This is because these models emphasise integration of activities that are subject mainly to sequential interdependencies while the pattern of interdependence is very different in construction. Originality/value: The main theoretical argument put forward in this paper is that the application of SCM models developed for other industrial contexts such as the automotive industry, are problematic to use in the construction industry. The combined effects of these interdependencies challenge traditional SCM recommendations, such as moving activities from the site to the factory. In addition to sequential interdependence it describes and illustrates pooled interdependence based on joint resource utilisation, reciprocal interdependence among activities undertaken at the construction site, and interdependence owing to synchronisation of many supply chains in relation to each and every construction project. Findings: The paper concludes that the strong emphasis on coordination of sequential interdependence within individual supply chains does not fit with the complex interdependencies present in and among supply chains and projects in construction.

This description reveals extensive coordination among a number of companies and features interesting examples of the consequences of the interdependencies identified.

A case study approach is used for illustrating the production and subsequent delivery and installation of plasterboards to a specific construction project. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is developed as part of two ongoing research projects on supply chain management (SCM) in construction. Purpose: The aim of this paper is to inquire into the management of construction supply chains by directing attention toward the different types of interdependencies that exist in such chains and in construction projects.

Sequential interdependence