Relational partnerships: The importance of communication, trust and confidence and joint risk management in achieving project success

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1099-1109

  Doloi, Hemanta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Procurement methods; Project success; Relational partnerships; Structural modelling equation

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ESTIMATION; EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION; INFLUENCING FACTOR; PROCUREMENT METHODS; PROJECT DELIVERY; PROJECT SUCCESS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RELATIONAL LINKS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; STRUCTURAL MODELLING; UNDERLYING FACTORS;

COMMUNICATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMMUNICATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77449135720     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903286564     Document Type: Article

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