Structured project learning model toward improved competitiveness in bidding for large construction firms

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 546-556

  Abdul Rahman, Hamzah ^a   Wang, Chen ^a   Malay, Shamini Batu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

bidding; competitiveness; construction; knowledge management; project learning

Indexed keywords

BIDDING; COMPETITIVENESS; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION; PERIODIC LEARNING; PROJECT LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STRUCTURED LEARNING;

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RISKS;

COMPETITION;

EID: 84866371923     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/13923730.2012.703006     Document Type: Article

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