How relational are construction contracts?

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-56

  Cheung, Sai On ^a   Yiu, Kenneth T W ^a   Chim, Pui Shan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contract management; Contracts; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT; DESIGN-BID-BUILD FORM; HONG KONG; LABOR CONTRACT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33646570838     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2006)132:1(48)     Document Type: Article

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