Factors contributing to the success of equipment-intensive subcontractors in construction

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 736-744

  Thomas Ng, S ^a   Tang, Ziwei ^a   Palaneeswaran, Ekambaram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Critical success factors; Equipment; Equipment intensive subcontractor; Subcontracting

Indexed keywords

ANOVA TEST; COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT; CONTRACTING FIRMS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HONG-KONG; HUMAN RESOURCES; MAIN CONTRACTORS; MARKET POSITION; PROJECT SUCCESS; SUBCONTRACTING; SUCCESS FACTORS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; RISK PERCEPTION;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT;

COMPETITIVENESS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EQUIPMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUBCONTRACTING; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 68549135133     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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