Key issues and challenges of risk management and insurance in China's construction industry: An empirical study

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 382-396

  Liu, Junying ^a   Li, Bingguang ^b   Lin, Binshan ^c   Nguyen, Vanthuan ^d  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Construction industry; Insurance; Risk management; Team working

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTORS; CONTRACTS; INSURANCE; MANAGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FIELDS; PROJECT MANAGERS; TEAM WORKING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33947116335     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570710734280     Document Type: Article

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