The findings provide insight on how trust and communication drive project performance. Through this paper, the writers aim to raise awareness to develop a climate of trust, promote effective communication, and encourage cooperative and collaborative contracting behavior in the construction industry. The paper therefore includes measuring trust; developing taxonomies of communication and project performance; and examining the relationships among trust, communication, and project performance. The following sections include a comprehensive literature review on the previous studies of
project performance, the roles of trust and communication on project performance, the research model and hypothesis for
this paper, detailed research methodologies and data collection procedures, and results and a discussion.