Cultural Considerations in International Construction Contracts

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 375-381

  Chan, Edwin H W ^a   Tse, Raymond Y C ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b The University   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contracts; Dispute resolution; Hong Kong; International factors

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

DISPUTE RESOLUTION; HONG KONG; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; INTERNATIONAL FACTORS;

CONTRACTS;

EID: 13944271407     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:4(375)     Document Type: Article

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