The claims culture: A taxonomy of attitudes in the industry

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-174

  Rooke, John ^a   Seymour, David ^b   Fellows, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Claims management; Culture; Ethnography; Grounded theory; Procurement

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

TAXONOMY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0038304605     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619032000079707     Document Type: Article

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