Factors influencing contractor performance: An international investigation

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 322-332

  Xiao, Hong ^a   Proverbs, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction works; Contract workers; Multiple regression analysis; Performance monitoring; Subcontracting

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; EMPLOYMENT; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSTRUCTION WORKS; CONTRACT WORKERS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE MONITORING; SUBCONTRACTING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 3242729247     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980310502937     Document Type: Article

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