Collaborative tools and collaborative climate as moderating factor
Above we have put forward a number of propositions stating that the more geared
towards collaboration certain aspects of the procurement procedures are, the better the
projects outcome will be. In this section, we will elaborate on two aspects that we
propose will moderate these relationships, i.e. affect how strong the relationship will
be. Both aspects deals with how well the project parties can handle collaboration,
where the first aspect, collaborative tools, has to do with “hardware” for
collaboration, and the second aspect, collaborative climate, has to do with “software”
for collaboration. These two aspects will next be discussed in detail.