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| Construct | Description of measurement items | Key source(s) |
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| Trust | TR1: We believe the other party can keep their word throughout the life of the project. | [86, 87] |
| TR2: We feel confident that the other participants have high levels of integrity and honesty. |
| TR3: We believe the project engineers and other technical people are competent at what they are doing. |
| TR4: We trust that the project participants can fulfill contractual agreements. |
| TR5: We are certain that the other participants are capable of performing their tasks. |
| TR6: We believe that the other participants could meet the requirements of the project in technology and management. |
| Reciprocity | RE1: The practice of “give and take” of favors is a key part of the relationship between our partners and us. | [88] |
| RE2: We have an obligation to help our business partners. |
| RE3: We would feel embarrassed if we were unable to provide a requested favor to a partner. |
| RE4: It is bad business not to return the favors of partners. |
| Commitment | CO1: Project partners are willing to make sacrifices to help us. | [89] |
| CO2: Project partners are willing to continue a rewarding business relationship with us. |
| CO3: Project partners are willing to spend higher amount of time and effort with us. |
| Mianzi | MZ1: Both our partners and our team care for mianzi. | [90] |
| MZ2: The more respect we receive, the more mianzi we have. |
| MZ3: We give mianzi to our partner, and they also give mianzi to us. |
| Relationship quality | RQ1: Our partners and our team are very fluent in knowledge sharing. | [40] |
| RQ2: Our partners and our team are very fluent in communication. |
| RQ3: Our partners and our team are very fluent in solving problems together. |
| RQ4: We have common goals with our partners. |
| Project success | PS1: The project was successful in terms of the project efficiency of the work. | [34] |
| PS2: The project was successful in meeting organizational benefits. |
| PS3: The project was successful in the impact on potential beneficiaries. |
| PS4: The project was successful in project team satisfaction. |
| PS5: The project was successful in providing motives for other projects in the future. |
| Contractual control | CR1: The contract defines the rights of both parties specifically. | [24] |
| CR2: The contract specifically stipulates how the party awarding the contract monitors the contractor. |
| CR3: The contract specifically stipulates the rights entitled to one party if the other party breaches the contract. |
| CR4: The contract specifically stipulates provisions on early termination after breaching the contract. |
| Contractual coordination | CN1: The contract specifically stipulates how the parties send written documents. | [24] |
| CN2: The contract provides detailed technical specifications and drawings. |
| CN3: The contract specifically stipulates the quality acceptance procedures. |
| CN4: The contract specifically stipulates the personnel qualifications or dispatching issues. |
| CN5: The contract specifically defines the division of labor of both parties. |
| Contractual adaptation | AD1: The contract specifically stipulates the adjustments due to changes in cost. | [24] |
| AD2: The contract specifically stipulates the adjustments due to changes in exchange rates. |
| AD3: The contract specifically stipulates the handling procedures if geological conditions, against which an experienced contractor could not reasonably be expected to react, should arise. |
| AD4: The contract specifically stipulates the handling procedures if climatic conditions, against which an experienced contractor could not reasonably be expected to react, should arise. |
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