{"title":"Integration of blockchain in contract management for prevention of construction disputes: a systematic literature review and conceptual framework","authors":"Purva Gupta, Kumar Neeraj Jha","doi":"10.1080/15623599.2023.2274720","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"AbstractCertainty, commitment, and communication are essential requirements which seem to be eluding the existing contracting process giving rise to claims and disputes. Contract management practices continue to be manual and traditional despite the digital and technological developments in construction sector. Blockchain technology is increasingly used in different aspects of the business world with its intrinsic qualities of transparency and security. This research conducts systematic literature reviews in three areas aiming to: analyse the chronic problem of construction disputes, investigate recent methods and tools of contractual dispute avoidance, and provide a compelling rationale for the integration of blockchain technology into the contracting process. While the ‘contract-related’ issues were found to be the leading cause of disputes, a ‘centralized’ hierarchy-based environment was established as one of the key challenges to dispute avoidance mechanisms. Discussion followed by feedback survey from industry experts further validated the literature review results. Based on the findings, an integrated blockchain-based conceptual framework is proposed illustrating a contracting process that is: (1) efficient and transparent; (2) digitally integrated; and (3) trustworthy and secure in execution. The study reviews the existing practices and challenges in contract management and offers an interdisciplinary and novel approach for future research in this domain.Keywords: Automationblockchaincollaborationcontract managementdispute causedispute avoidancesmart contract Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Data availability statementSome or all data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.","PeriodicalId":47375,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Construction Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Construction Management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2023.2274720","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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AbstractCertainty, commitment, and communication are essential requirements which seem to be eluding the existing contracting process giving rise to claims and disputes. Contract management practices continue to be manual and traditional despite the digital and technological developments in construction sector. Blockchain technology is increasingly used in different aspects of the business world with its intrinsic qualities of transparency and security. This research conducts systematic literature reviews in three areas aiming to: analyse the chronic problem of construction disputes, investigate recent methods and tools of contractual dispute avoidance, and provide a compelling rationale for the integration of blockchain technology into the contracting process. While the ‘contract-related’ issues were found to be the leading cause of disputes, a ‘centralized’ hierarchy-based environment was established as one of the key challenges to dispute avoidance mechanisms. Discussion followed by feedback survey from industry experts further validated the literature review results. Based on the findings, an integrated blockchain-based conceptual framework is proposed illustrating a contracting process that is: (1) efficient and transparent; (2) digitally integrated; and (3) trustworthy and secure in execution. The study reviews the existing practices and challenges in contract management and offers an interdisciplinary and novel approach for future research in this domain.Keywords: Automationblockchaincollaborationcontract managementdispute causedispute avoidancesmart contract Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Data availability statementSome or all data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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The International Journal of Construction Management publishes quality papers aiming to advance the knowledge of construction management. The Journal is devoted to the publication of original research including, but not limited to the following: Sustainable Construction (Green building; Carbon emission; Waste management; Energy saving) Construction life cycle management Construction informatics (Building information modelling; Information communication technology; Virtual design and construction) Smart construction (Robotics; Artificial intelligence; 3D printing) Big data for construction Legal issues in construction Public policies for construction Building and Infrastructures Health, safety and well-being in construction Risk management in construction Disaster management and resilience Construction procurement Construction management education