Benchmarking the performance of design-build projects: Development of project success index

Benchmarking

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 624-638

  Lam, Edmond W M ^a   Chan, Albert P C ^a   Chan, Daniel W M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Construction industry; Critical success factors; Hong Kong; Project management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548032751     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770710819290     Document Type: Article

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