Logistic likelihood analysis of mediation outcomes

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1026-1036

  Yiu, Tak Wing ^a   Cheung, Sai On ^a   Mok, Fung Man ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction management; Dispute resolution; Logistics; Mediation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; DISPUTE RESOLUTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION (LR); MEDIATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33748805776     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:10(1026)     Document Type: Article

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