Research Article

Improving the Collaboration between Main Contractors and Subcontractors within Traditional Construction Procurement

Table 2

Comparison of scores given by main contractors and subcontractors to the perceived managerial incompetence of subcontractors as being a hindrance to their collaboration.

RespondentsNumber of responsesPerceived subcontractors' managerial incompetence rating
(1 = least important, 5 = most important)
12345

Main contractors12109*16*20*
Subcontractors82#8#3#05
Consultants606900
Clients110101280

Upper range score given by main contractors.
#Lower range score given by subcontractors.