Contractor's risk attitudes in the selection of international construction projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-292

  Han, Seung H ^a   Diekmann, James E ^b   Ock, Jong H ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

^c Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Contractors; Decision making; Foreign projects; International factors; Project evaluation; Risk management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE MARKET; CONTRACTORS; FOREIGN PROJECT; PROJECT EVALUATION;

COMPETITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FINANCE; MARKETING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 14544305145     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:3(283)     Document Type: Article

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