?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.118148&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+exploration+of+the+professional+contractual+(non-employment)+tripartite+relationship+(CTR)&rft.creator=Dalby%2C+William+T.&rft.subject=contractor&rft.subject=agent&rft.subject=host&rft.subject=employment&rft.subject=engagement&rft.subject=tripartite&rft.subject=relationship&rft.description=The+structure+of+modern+employment+continues+to+evolve+with+substantial+growth+occurring+in+contractual+tripartite+relationships.+In+this+thesis+there+is+an+exploration+of+the+contractual+(non-employment)+tripartite+relationship+between+employment+agents%2C+hosts+and+technical+white-collar+contractors+in+Australia's+mining%2C+technical%2C+consulting+and+construction+sectors.+In+this+thesis+the+challenges+associated+with+managing+the+tripartite+relationship+are+investigated+using+the+theoretical+lenses+of+agency%2C+psychological+contract%2C+and+power+to+examine+the+perspectives+of+the+three+groups+within+the+relationship.+The+findings+reveal+confusion+regarding+the+roles+and+incumbent+responsibilities+of+the+agents%2C+hosts%2C+and+contractors.+All+three+groups+are+uncertain+as+to+which+of+them+is+responsible+for+the+contractor+in+this+complicated+three-way+relationship.+Implications+and+recommendations+for+future+research+and+practice+changes+are+noted.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2018&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F118148%2F2%2FWilliam%2520Dalby%2520Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.118148&rft.relation=Dalby%2C+William+T.+(2018)+An+exploration+of+the+professional+contractual+(non-employment)+tripartite+relationship+(CTR).+Professional+Doctorate+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F118148%2F&rft.identifier=QUT+Business+School%3B+School+of+Management