The performance measurement of construction projects managed by ISO-certified contractors in Malaysia

Journal of Retail and Leisure Property

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-35

  Ali, Azlan S ^a   Rahmat, Ismail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ISO certifi ed contractors; Malaysia; Project performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849099276     PISSN: 14791110     EISSN: 17502098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/rlp.2009.20     Document Type: Article

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