Performance measurement in construction

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 42-50

  Bassioni, H A ^a,b   Price, A D F ^b   Hassan, T M ^b  

^a Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Performance evaluation; Strategic planning; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INVESTMENTS; PERFORMANCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

NONFINANCIAL MEASURES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORKS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 14744304229     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2004)20:2(42)     Document Type: Review

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