Evaluation of construction contractor performance: A critical analysis of some recent research

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-445

  Best, Rick ^a   Langston, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction research; Industry comparisons; International construction; Purchasing power parity

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EVALUATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PERSONNEL RATING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RELIABILITY;

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE; CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH; INDUSTRY COMPARISONS; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PURCHASING POWER PARITY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33646432509     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190500435457     Document Type: Article

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