The roles and risks of incentives in construction projects

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 268-284

  Kadefors, Anna ^a   Badenfelt, Ulrika ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

communication; construction; financial incentives; formalisation; motivation; partnering; projects; risk; Sweden; target cost contracts; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956458030     PISSN: 17402891     EISSN: 17402905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPOM.2009.027539     Document Type: Article

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