Trust and control in the early phases of target cost contracts

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2007 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 23-32

  Badenfelt, Ulrika ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Control; Open book accounting; Target cost contract; Trust

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY APPROACH; COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONTROL MECHANISM; COST CONTROLS; EMPIRICAL DATA; IF THERE ARE; LABORATORY PROJECT; PROJECT COST; TARGET COST; TRUST;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; CONTROL; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

CLIMATE CONTROL;

EID: 77950921186     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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