Current practices and challenges of implementing enterprise risk management (ERM) in Chinese construction enterprises

International Journal of Construction Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 49-63

  Liu, Jun Ying ^a   Low, Sui Pheng ^b   He, Xi ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chinese construction enterprises; Enterprise risk management; Project risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054994300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15623599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2011.10773178     Document Type: Review

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