Determinants for effective performance of external project management consultants in Malaysia

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 463-478

  Nitithamyong, Pollaphat ^a   Tan, Zijin ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Sunway City Berhad ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Consultants; Factor analysis; Malaysia; Performance measurement; Project management

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MODEL STRUCTURES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSULTANTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRMS (PMC);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 34548479066     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980710780764     Document Type: Article

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