Transparency, market operation and trust in the Dutch construction industry: An exploratory study

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-205

  Graafland, Johan ^a   Nijhof, Andre ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Implicit contracts; Integrity; Market operation; Transparency; Trust

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COSTS; MARKETING; RISKS;

ILLEGAL PRICE AGREEMENTS; IMPLICIT CONTRACTS; PROFESSIONAL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MARKET SYSTEM; TRANSPARENCY;

EID: 33847611919     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190600830631     Document Type: Article

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