Causes of delays in Saudi Arabian public sector construction projects

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-23

  Al Kharashi, Adel ^a   Skitmore, Martin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delays; Public sector; Saudi Arabia; Survey

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTORS; PERSONNEL; PLASTICS MOLDING; SURVEYS;

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CRITICAL PROBLEMS; DELAYS; KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA; NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS; PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; PUBLIC EXPENDITURES; PUBLIC SECTOR; SAUDI ARABIA;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EXPENDITURE; PUBLIC SECTOR; SURVEY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 61649124532     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190802541457     Document Type: Article

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