Subcontractor selection practices in international construction projects

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-56

  Ulubeyli, Serdar ^a   Manisali, Ekrem ^b   Kazaz, Aynur ^c  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Construction companies; Foreign projects; Selection; Subcontractors

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONTRACTING FIRMS; FOREIGN PROJECTS; HOST COUNTRIES; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS; LONG LASTING; MAIN CONTRACTORS; MARKET SHARE; SYSTEMATIC PROCESS; TURKISHS;

COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CONTRACTORS;

EID: 77950287254     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/jcem.2010.04     Document Type: Article

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