Analysis of factors critical to construction project success in Malaysia

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 543-556

  Yong, Yee Cheong ^a   Mustaffa, Nur Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Critical success factors; Malaysia; Malaysian construction industry; Procurement; Project management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CORE ELEMENTS; CRITICAL ELEMENTS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; LITERATURE SEARCH; MALAYSIA; MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PILOT SURVEYS; PRINCIPAL FACTORS; PROCUREMENT; PROCUREMENT METHODS; QUANTITY SURVEYING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STRONG CONSISTENCY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867264889     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699981211259612     Document Type: Article

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