Approach for assessment and review in a large construction company: Case of Skanska Sweden

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-7

  Samuelsson, Peter ^a,b   Gräns, Per Eric ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Skanska   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessments; Construction industry; Engineering firms; Management methods; Reviews; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; ERROR DETECTION; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ASSESSMENTS; ENGINEERING FIRMS; MANAGEMENT METHODS; SKANSKA SWEDEN;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 14744281944     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2004)20:1(2)     Document Type: Review

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