Alliance contracting: Adding value through relationship development

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 444-461

  Davis, Peter ^a   Love, Peter ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contracting out; Partnership; Strategic alliances; Supplier relations; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCING; COLLABORATIVE RELATIONS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DEVELOPED MODEL; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; MUTUAL TRUST; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PARTNERSHIP; PERFORMANCE OUTCOME; PROJECT DELIVERY; SOCIAL IMPLICATION; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; SUPPLIER RELATIONS; SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIPS; THREE PHASE MODEL; THREE PHASIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80054951213     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699981111165167     Document Type: Article

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