Mutual objective setting for partnering projects in the public sector

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-130

  Swan, Will ^a   Khalfan, Malik M A ^b  

^a Centre for Construction Innovation   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Partnership; Performance levels; Public sector organizations; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

PARTNERSHIP; PERFORMANCE LEVELS; PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 33847308577     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980710731254     Document Type: Article

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