Examining architects' performance in Nigerian private and public sectors building projects

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-68

  Oyedele, Lukumon O ^a   Tham, Kwok W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Architecture; Customers; Nigeria; Performance management; Private sector organizations; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ENGINEERS; MANAGERS; MODEL BUILDINGS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURVEYS;

CUSTOMERS; NIGERIA; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS; PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 13844267390     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980510576899     Document Type: Review

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