Contractor development in Nigeria: Perceptions of contractors and professionals

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-108

  Adams, Olugboyega ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contractor development; Developing countries; Industry development; Nigeria; SMEs

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS; DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES; INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT; MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT; MANAGEMENT TRAINING; NIGERIA; SMES;

CONTRACTORS;

EID: 0001930838     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461997373141     Document Type: Article

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