Claims management in the Egyptian industrial construction sector: A contractor's perspective

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 456-469

  Hassanein, Amr A G ^a   El Nemr, Waleed ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Egypt

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; CONTRACTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; SURVEYS;

CHANGE ORDERS; CLAIMS MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DOCUMENTATION MANAGEMENT; EGYPT; EGYPTIAN; INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES; INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION; INDUSTRIAL SECTORS; INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; PUBLIC CONTRACTING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STANDARD FORM;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 52349100834     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980810902749     Document Type: Article

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