Delays in construction projects: The case of Jordan

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 665-674

  Sweis, G ^a   Sweis, R ^b   Abu Hammad, A ^c   Shboul, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b Department of Business Administration   (Jordan)

^c APPLIED SCIENCE PRIVATE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Construction delays; Jordanian construction industry; Residential construction projects

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; CONTRACTS; COST ACCOUNTING;

CHANGE ORDERS; CONSTRUCTION DELAYS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; COST ESTIMATING; FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS; INITIAL TIME; JORDANIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 49349093439     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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