Toward a multidimensional performance measure for international joint ventures in construction

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 403-411

  Ozorhon, Beliz ^a   Arditi, David ^b   Dikmen, Irem ^c   Birgonul, M Talat ^c  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Joint ventures; Performance characteristics

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; JOINT VENTURES; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RESEARCH TOPICS; SECOND ORDERS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; RATING; SURVEYS;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 79959430514     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000314     Document Type: Article

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