Integration and the hold-up problem in the design organization for engineering projects

Vedran Zerjav; Timo Hartmann

Integration and the hold-up problem in the design organization for engineering projects

Vedran Zerjav
, Timo Hartmann

Faculty of Engineering Technology

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The paper presents a perspective of the design organization in engineering projects based on the economic concept of the hold-up problem. By integrating the economic theories on the boundaries of organizations into the existing knowledge on design in engineering projects, the paper hypothesizes a theoretical framework that represents the design organization in the context of the hold-up problem. The framework is illustrated with findings from an interpretive study of a large-scale engineering project that faced design integration issues that are well explained by the hold-up problem. The findings suggest the specific nature of the hold-up problem in design organizations which calls for a managerial mindset based on the concept of the social network and relational contracting instead of the typical project management reasoning based on static hierarchies of scope and controlling mechanisms.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Working paper series, proceedings of the engineering project organization conference (EPOC 2012), July 10-12, 2012, Rheden, The Netherlands
Editors	A. Javernick-Will, P. Chinowsky
Place of Publication	Estes Park, Colorado
Publisher	University of Colorado
Pages	1-14
Number of pages	14
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2012
Event	Engineering Project Organization Conference, EPOC 2012 - Rheden, Netherlands Duration: 10 Jul 2012 → 12 Jul 2012 http://www.epossociety.org/EPOC2012/index.htm

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Conference	Engineering Project Organization Conference, EPOC 2012
Abbreviated title	EPOC
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Rheden
Period	10/07/12 → 12/07/12
Internet address	http://www.epossociety.org/EPOC2012/index.htm

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Zerjav, V & Hartmann, T 2012, Integration and the hold-up problem in the design organization for engineering projects. in A Javernick-Will & P Chinowsky (eds), Working paper series, proceedings of the engineering project organization conference (EPOC 2012), July 10-12, 2012, Rheden, The Netherlands. University of Colorado, Estes Park, Colorado, pp. 1-14, Engineering Project Organization Conference, EPOC 2012, Rheden, Netherlands, 10/07/12.

Integration and the hold-up problem in the design organization for engineering projects. / Zerjav, Vedran; Hartmann, Timo.
Working paper series, proceedings of the engineering project organization conference (EPOC 2012), July 10-12, 2012, Rheden, The Netherlands. ed. / A. Javernick-Will; P. Chinowsky. Estes Park, Colorado: University of Colorado, 2012. p. 1-14.

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