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Abdul-Aziz, A-R (1998) Adapting procurement practices to suit a host country as a probable localization tactic. Journal of Construction Procurement, 4(01), 45–58.
Bowen, P A and Edwards, P J (1998) Building cost planning and cost information management in South Africa. Journal of Construction Procurement, 4(01), 16–26.
Cox, A and Thompson, I (1998) Has contracting lost its customer focus?. Journal of Construction Procurement, 4(01), 5–15.
Rashid, K B A and Morledge, R (1998) Constraints in resources and functions within the process of construction procurement in Malaysia. Journal of Construction Procurement, 4(01), 27–44.
Seymour, D E and Rooke, J D (1998) Construction management research and the attempt to build a social science. Journal of Construction Procurement, 4(01), 59–73.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: concrete; research methodology; reinforcement; theory
- ISBN/ISSN: 1358-9180
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The paper challenges the view that the major theoretical and methodological issues in the social sciences have been resolved and that positivism provides the only sound basis for research in construction. By examining the relationship between specialist discourses and natural language and Weber's failure to provide a basis for objective causal explanations of social action, it is argued that the kind of theorising that Runeson advocates is at best premature and at worst preempts the achievement of a more rigorous and thorough understanding of construction processes. Reporting some empirical research on the design and construction of reinforced concrete structures, the paper seeks to demonstrate some theoretical methodological and practical implications of an interpretive style of research.