ISO 9000 certification and construction project performance: The Malaysian experience

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1044-1056

  Din, Sabariyah ^a   Abd Hamid, Zahidy ^a   Bryde, David James ^b  

^a MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction sector; ISO 9000; Malaysia; Project performance; Project success; Quality management systems

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; ISO-9000; MALAYSIA; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PROJECT SUCCESS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

ACCREDITATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CERTIFICATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STANDARD (REGULATION); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 80053052972     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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