Factors affecting contractors' risk of cost overburden

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-76

  Akinci, Burcu ^a   Fischer, Martin ^a,b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b ASCE ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COST OVERRUNS; SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL RISKS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0031705846     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(1998)14:1(67)     Document Type: Review

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