合约控制功能对承包商合作行为影响研究:业主权力的调节作用

现有研究中关于合约治理对组织间合作的影响仍存在一定分歧,合约治理与权力机制如何共同影响组织间合作有待进一步研究。基于交易成本理论检验了合约控制功能对承包商角色内行为和角色外行为的影响,探究合约控制功能与业主权力对承包商合作行为的共同影响;采用问卷调查方式收回有效数据181份进行实证研究。研究结果表明:合约控制功能对承包商角色内行为有显著的正向影响,但对承包商角色外行为没有显著影响;业主的专业权力和强制权力对合约控制功能与承包商角色内行为之间的关系有正向的调节作用。研究结果强调了合约与权力的重要作用,有助于缓解现有研究中存在的分歧,为工程实践中业主如何设计合同及管理承包商提供了启示和指导。

Effect of Contract Control on Contractor’s Cooperative Behavior:the Moderating Role of Owner’s Power

Although existing literatures have shown that contract plays a key role in inter-organizational relationships,how contract affects cooperation remains controversial,and how contract and power interact with each other remains unclear. To explain the existing controversy,this study examined the influence of contract control on contractors’ cooperative behavior(in-role and extra-role behavior),and the moderating role of owner power in fostering contractor cooperation based on the transaction cost economics theory. A survey was employed and data were collected based on 181 owner-contractor partnerships in Chinese construction industry. Regression analyses indicate that contract control has a significantly positive impact on contractors’ in-role behavior,while little impact on contractors’ extra-role behavior,and when owner’s expert and coercive power are higher,contract control contributes more to contractors’ in-role behavior. The research findings highlight the importance of contract and power and are conducive in providing guidelines for owners about how to apply contract functions and power to promote cooperation with contractors.