Construction quality in China during transition: A review of literature and empirical examination

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-91

  Yung, Ping ^a   Yip, Brenda ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction quality; Demand; Resources; State Owned Enterprises

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION QUALITY; EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION; FLOOR SPACE; MANAGEMENT PROCESS; REGRESSION MODEL; STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MACHINERY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; LABOR STANDARD; MACHINERY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70450273451     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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