As an expansion of the book "Construction Dispute Research" published in
2014, this book presents further contributions and breaks into three new
research foci in construction dispute studies. Part A discusses the
conceptualization and minimization of biases in construction dispute
decisions; Part B examines other impediments against settlement such as
inequity, power asymmetry and loss aversion. Part C focuses on realty
check of construction dispute negotiation conditions such as market
competition, interdependence of contracting parties and dispute
avoidance function of construction incentivization. This book showcases
new ideas in construction dispute research. It offers research studies
that are theory rich and conducted with robust methodologies. The
research implications are practical and implementable.