Performance of MBE/DBE/WBE construction firms in transportation projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 768-777

  Kim, Ahim ^b   Arditi, David ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Company performance; DBE; MBE; Minority; Transportation projects; WBE

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ENTERPRISE; COMPANY PERFORMANCE; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; FIRM SIZE; MANN-WHITNEY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MODELS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

SURVEYS;

EID: 77953577270     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000182     Document Type: Article

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