The role of multi-firm satisfaction in construction project success

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 463-475

  Lehtiranta, Liisa ^a   Kärnä, Sami ^a   Junnonen, Juha Matti ^a   Julin, Päivi ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Client satisfaction; multi firm; performance improvement; performance measurement; project success; project team

Indexed keywords

CLIENT SATISFACTION; MULTI-FIRM; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; PROJECT SUCCESS; PROJECT TEAM;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CORRELATION METHODS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84861885666     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2012.669485     Document Type: Article

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