Criticality of intelligent clients in the infrastructure sector

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 251-257

  Emuze, Fidelis ^a   Smallwood, John ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Infrastructure planning municipal; Public service engineering project management

Indexed keywords

ANECDOTAL EVIDENCES; CONTRACT AWARD; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INFORMAL LEARNING; INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR; INTELLIGENT CLIENTS; MANAGEMENT SKILLS; POOR PERFORMANCE; PROJECT EXECUTION; PROJECT FAILURES; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC SERVICES; PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TACIT AND EXPLICIT KNOWLEDGE; TECHNICAL SKILLS;

CONTRACTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC WORKS;

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES;

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; KNOWLEDGE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 81355123460     PISSN: 09650903     EISSN: 17517699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/muen.2011.164.4.251     Document Type: Review

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