A study of the management and procurement of building services work

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-101

  Shoesmith, David R ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic; Management; Nominated; Procurement; Sub contract

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

DOMESTIC; HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; NOMINATED; ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; PROCUREMENT; SUB-CONTRACTS; TEMPORARY MULTI ORGANIZATIONS;

SERVICE INDUSTRY;

BUILDING SERVICES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACT PROCUREMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; SUBCONTRACTING;

HONG KONG;

EID: 0029857188     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461996373548     Document Type: Article

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