Evaluating engineering consultants' general capabilities during the pre-selection process – a Hong Kong study

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 150-158

  ng, S Thomas ^a   Chow, Lai Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Consultants; Hong Kong; Selection

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; FINANCE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONSULTANTS; HONG KONG; WORK QUALITY;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 2542441606     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980410535769     Document Type: Article

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