Analysis of value and project goal specificity in value management

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-19

  Leung, Mei Yung ^a   Liu, Anita M M ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Project goal specificity; Satisfaction; Value management

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYING; SURVEYS;

CONFLICT RESOLUTION; PROJECT GOAL MANAGEMENT; SATISFACTION; VALUE MANAGEMENT;

MASONRY CONSTRUCTION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 28344453624     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619032000065081     Document Type: Article

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