Factors affecting the performance of Construction projects in the Gaza Strip

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-280

  Enshassi, Adnan ^a   Mohamed, Sherif ^b   Abushaban, Saleh ^c  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Community College of Applied Science and Technology ^*  (Palestine)

Author keywords

Consultants; Contractors; Owners; Performance; Projects

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSULTANTS; GAZA STRIP; LEADERSHIP SKILLS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOW LEVEL; OWNERS; PALESTINE; PERFORMANCE; PROJECT LIFE CYCLE; PROJECT OWNERS; PROJECT PARTICIPANTS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PROJECTS; QUALIFIED PERSONNEL; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COORDINATION REACTIONS; SURVEYS;

CONTRACTORS;

EID: 70349589625     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1392-3730.2009.15.269-280     Document Type: Article

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