Project management knowledge and effects on construction project outcomes: An empirical study

Project Management Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 47-67

  Chou, Jui Sheng ^a   Yang, Jung Ghun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

construction engineering; customer satisfaction; perceived performance; PMBOK Guide; project success; structural equation model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866675882     PISSN: 87569728     EISSN: 19389507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmj.21293     Document Type: Article

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