Factors affecting international construction

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-282

  Gunhan, Suat ^a   Arditi, David ^b  

^a Turner Construction Company   (United States)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Construction industry; Delphi method; Foreign projects; International factors; Project management; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CHANGE MANAGEMENT; DELPHI METHODS; FOREIGN PROJECT; INTERNATIONAL FACTORS;

COMPETITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FINANCE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MARKETING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 14544305602     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:3(273)     Document Type: Article

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