Using structural equation modeling to analyze relationships among key causes of delay in construction

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-332

  Yang, Jyh Bin ^a   Ou, Shen Fen ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Construction delay causes; Questionnaire survey; Schedule management; Structural equation modeling; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION-DELAY CAUSES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EQUATION; MODELING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SURVEY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 44649091201     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L07-101     Document Type: Article

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