Structural equation modelling of organizational justice and cooperative behaviour in the construction project claims process: Contractors' perspectives

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 463-481

  Aibinu, Ajibade Ayodeji ^a   Ling, Florence Yean Yng ^b   Ofori, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Claims; Conflict; Cooperation; Organizational justice; Structural equation model

Indexed keywords

CLAIMS; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CONSTRUCTION; EQUATION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959280585     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2011.564195     Document Type: Article

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