An examination of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications in Online Dispute Resolution in construction projects
An examination of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications in Online Dispute Resolution in construction projects
This paper examines the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications of using Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platforms as technology-mediated interfaces for small claim dispute resolution in construction projects. Data is obtained from a questionnaire survey of construction stakeholders, administered using direct non-random sampling of professional contacts with the authors. Surprisingly, study findings do not suggest any ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications for small claim ODR. Tentatively, this conclusion supports wider use of ODR. The originality of the study is that although there is considerable academic and practitioner interest in various alternative forms of dispute resolution (ADR), both practitioner use and academic study of ODR remain sparse. Thus, this study serves as a foundation for further empirical exploration of ODR as a nascent component of ADR.
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Ojiako, Udechukwu
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Chipulu, Maxwell
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Marshall, Alasdair
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Williams, Terry
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February 2018
Ojiako, Udechukwu
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Chipulu, Maxwell
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Marshall, Alasdair
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Williams, Terry
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Ojiako, Udechukwu, Chipulu, Maxwell, Marshall, Alasdair and Williams, Terry
(2018)
An examination of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications in Online Dispute Resolution in construction projects.
International Journal of Project Management, 36 (2), .
(doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2017.10.002).
Abstract
This paper examines the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications of using Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platforms as technology-mediated interfaces for small claim dispute resolution in construction projects. Data is obtained from a questionnaire survey of construction stakeholders, administered using direct non-random sampling of professional contacts with the authors. Surprisingly, study findings do not suggest any ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications for small claim ODR. Tentatively, this conclusion supports wider use of ODR. The originality of the study is that although there is considerable academic and practitioner interest in various alternative forms of dispute resolution (ADR), both practitioner use and academic study of ODR remain sparse. Thus, this study serves as a foundation for further empirical exploration of ODR as a nascent component of ADR.
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Accepted/In Press date: 11 October 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 November 2017
Published date: February 2018
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