HR Construction was managed by Richard Davis, operat$-$ ing manager and senior partner. Homes were built on$-$demand to customer specifications. Richard Davis was in charge of the financial management of the firm including working with suppli$-$ ers, creditors, and subcontractors $($obtaining bids and construc$-$ tion loans$).$ Davis and Richard Hodgetts, the general partner, met on a weekly basis and communicated through phone calls and e$-$mail. The role of project foreman was delegated to either one of their subcontractors or a hired employee and, in the worst$-$case scenario, filled by a reluctant Hodgetts $($who had a full$-$time job outside of the business and had minimal free time$).$