Causes of delay in large construction projects

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-357

  Assaf, Sadi A ^a   Al Hejji, Sadiq ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Construction projects; Delay causes; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DELAY CAUSES; FIELD SURVEY; PROJECT PARTICIPANTS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION; FIELD SURVEY; PROJECT DESIGN;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33645965860     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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