Negotiation and resolution of conflict using AHP: An application to project management

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 90-100

  Al Tabtabai, Hashem M ^a   Thomas, Varghese P ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Construction industry; Kuwait; Negotiating; Project management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STABILITY;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; KUWAIT; NEGOTIATION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2342507076     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980410527894     Document Type: Article

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