Legal issues associated with emergent actor roles in innovative U.K. procurement: Prime contracting case study

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-76

  Pryke, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case reports; Construction industry; Contracts; Legal factors; Social factors; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CASE REPORTS; LEGAL FACTORS; SOCIAL FACTORS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33646579413     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2006)132:1(67)     Document Type: Article

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