Demonstrating a linkage between construction industry maturity and performance: A case study of Guyana and New Brunswick

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 565-578

  Willis, Christopher J ^a   Rankin, Jeffrey H ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

CIM3; Construction industry; Leading indicators; Maturity; New Brunswick; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

CIM3; LEADING INDICATORS; MATURITY; NEW BRUNSWICK; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS;

COSTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SAMPLING;

CANADA; GUYANA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

EID: 84860485568     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: 12086029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L2012-029     Document Type: Article

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