Causes and effects of delays in Malaysian construction industry

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 517-526

  Sambasivan, Murali ^a   Soon, Yau Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Correlational analysis; Delay causes; Delay effects; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTORS; CORRELATION METHODS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TURNAROUND TIME;

DELAY CAUSES; PROJECT DELAYS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CORRELATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCE; LABOR SUPPLY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34248402903     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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