Exploring critical success factors for developing infrastructure projects in Malaysia - Main contractors' perspective

International Journal of Construction Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 25-41

  Jin, Xiao Hua ^a   Tan, Hai Chen ^b   Zuo, Jian ^c   Feng, Yingbin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction; Critical success factors; Infrastructure development; Main contractor; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865241351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15623599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2012.10773193     Document Type: Review

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