The performance of contractors in Japan, the UK and the USA: An evaluation of construction quality

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 672-687

  Xiao, Hong ^a   Proverbs, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contracting out; Performance measurement; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861059934     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710210429564     Document Type: Article

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