Professional ethics in the construction industry

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-127

  Vee, Charles ^a   Skitmore, Martin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Ethics; Professions; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; MANAGERS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS; SURVEYS;

BUSINESS ETHICS; FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS; PRODUCT SUPPLIERS; PROFESSIONS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 3242685859     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980310466596     Document Type: Review

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