Managing Interfaces in Large-Scale Projects: The Roles of Formal Governance and Partnering

Interface management has been viewed as one of the important organizational capabilities to promote coordination and integration among stakeholders in construction project delivery, especially for large-scale projects. This paper examines role formal governance, partnering, boundary activities their interactions interface performance. An integrated framework with consideration influence on performance associated outcomes was developed empirically tested data collected from 85 international The results show that governance is dominant determinant can indirectly it through improving partnering activities. Partnering are also significant antecedents performance, which, turn, improves Formal mutually reinforce each other. positively related terms quality, cost, schedule. empirical research contributes fundamental understanding critical factors govern and, ultimately, outcomes. In addition, this study highlighted broad managerial implications participants