Construction delays and their causative factors in nigeria

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 667-677

  Aibinu, Ajibade Ayodeji ^a   Odeyinka, Henry Agboola ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Buildings; Construction management; Delay time; Nigeria; Project management

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DATA ACQUISITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PARETO PRINCIPLE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION DELAYS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; NIGERIA; POSTAL QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33745311973     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:7(667)     Document Type: Article

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