Alliances in construction: Investigating initiatives and barriers for long-term collaboration

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 521-535

  Ingirige, Bingunath ^a   Sexton, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Earthquakes; Management strategy; Partnership; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EARTHQUAKES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 33749006577     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980610690774     Document Type: Article

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