Improving management of claims: Contractors' perspective

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 37-44

  Vidogah, William ^a   Ndekugri, Issaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL;

CLAIMS MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT; CONTRACTOR;

CONTRACTS;

EID: 0031237542     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(1997)13:5(37)     Document Type: Review

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