Swedish construction clients' views on project success and measuring performance

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-32

  Frödell, Mikael ^a   Josephson, Per Erik ^a   Lindahl, Göran ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Critical success factors; Performance measurement (quality); Project management; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION CLIENTS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; HIGH STANDARDS; MEASURING PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT (QUALITY); PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PROJECT SUCCESS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SUCCESS FACTORS; SWEDEN; TEAM WORKING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROFITABILITY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79651469522     PISSN: 17260531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17260530810863316     Document Type: Article

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