Abstract

The last decade has seen a drive within construction management (CM) research for greater collaboration between academia and practice to improve the impact and relevance of research. Co-production, where academics and practitioners are engaged in framing the research problem, theory building, research design and problem solving, provides potential for engaged research which achieves mutual benefits in terms of theory and practice outcomes. To benefit from this trend, CM researchers require to revisit their established approaches. Under explored in CM research, this study identifies the potential of applying constructivist grounded theory (CGT) as an approach that enhance co-production research. The paper provides reflexive accounts of what makes CGT a suitable approach for co-production and presents a synthesis of its application in practice, reflecting on its strengths and weaknesses in the context of co-production. The applicability of the approach is illustrated through a case study on facilities performance measurement in the NHS. CGT contributed in the questioning of the scope and underlying assumptions leading to co-produced research which provided theoretical insight which underpinned guidance for future development by NHS Scotland. The findings indicate that CGT is a well-established, rigorous and reliable approach that is viable for conducting co-production research.

摘要

在过去的十年中，建筑管理（CM）研究取得了发展，以推动学术界和实践界之间加强合作，以改善研究的影响力和相关性。学者和从业者共同参与研究问题的框架设计，理论构建，研究设计和问题解决，这为参与研究提供了潜力，从而在理论和实践成果方面实现了互惠互利。为了从这种趋势中受益，CM研究人员需要重新审视他们已建立的方法。在CM研究的探索下，本研究确定了应用建构主义扎根理论（CGT）作为增强联合生产研究的方法的潜力。本文对CGT是什么适合作为联合生产的方法进行了反思，并提出了其在实践中的综合应用，在合作生产中反思其优势和劣势。通过对NHS中设施绩效评估的案例研究，说明了该方法的适用性。CGT对范围和基本假设的质疑做出了贡献，从而促成了共同开展的研究，这些研究提供了理论见解，为NHS苏格兰的未来发展提供了指导。研究结果表明，CGT是一种行之有效，严格且可靠的方法，可用于进行联合制作研究。CGT对范围和基本假设的质疑做出了贡献，从而促成了共同开展的研究，这些研究提供了理论见解，为NHS苏格兰的未来发展提供了指导。研究结果表明，CGT是一种行之有效，严格且可靠的方法，可用于进行联合制作研究。CGT对范围和基本假设的质疑做出了贡献，从而促成了共同开展的研究，这些研究提供了理论上的见解，为苏格兰NHS的未来发展提供了指导。研究结果表明，CGT是一种行之有效，严格且可靠的方法，可用于进行联合制作研究。