Exploring critical success factors for stakeholder management in construction projects

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 337-348

  Yang, Jing ^a   Shen, Geoffrey Qiping ^a   Ho, Manfong ^a   Drew, Derek S ^a   Chan, Albert P C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction projects; Critical success factors (CSFs); Hong Kong; Rankings and groupings; Stakeholder management

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HONG-KONG; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PILOT STUDIES; PROJECT MANAGERS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 73349127154     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1392-3730.2009.15.337-348     Document Type: Article

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