Legal and contracting issues in electronic project administration in the construction industry

Structural Survey

Volumn 25, Issue , 2007, Pages 191-203

  Chynoweth, Paul ^a   Christensen, Sharon ^a   Mcnamara, Judith ^a   O'Shea, Kathryn ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Construction industry; Contract law; Project management; Risk management

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION; CONTRACT LAWS; COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT; ELECTRONIC CONTRACT; MODERN COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SERVICES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH;

EID: 34548166270     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800710772791     Document Type: Article

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