Choosing an appropriate research methodology

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-159

  Walker, Derek H T ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE INDICES; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES;

CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 12444289650     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446199700000003     Document Type: Article

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