Performance evaluating model for construction companies: Egyptian case study

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 574-581

  Elyamany, Ahmed ^a   Basha, Ismail ^b   Zayed, Tarek ^c  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case reports; Construction firms; Construction industry; Egypt; Evaluation; Performance characteristics

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORTS; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EGYPT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 34547232601     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2007)133:8(574)     Document Type: Article

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