Construction partnering process and associated critical success factors: Quantitative investigation

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 194-202

  Cheng, Eddie W L ^a   Li, Heng ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction; Partnership

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL TESTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS (CSF); MUTUAL TRUST; PARTNERSHIPS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 4344650138     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2002)18:4(194)     Document Type: Article

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