Structural equation model for investigating factors affecting delay in Indian construction projects

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 869-884

  Doloi, Hemanta ^a   Sawhney, Anil ^b   Iyer, K C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Delay; India; Structural equation modelling; Time

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; DELAY; DIRECT IMPACT; EFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION; INDIA; LATENT VARIABLE; ON-TIME DELIVERY; PROJECT DELAYS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RAPID GROWTH; ROOT CAUSE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL EXPERTISE; TIME; TIME PERFORMANCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

INDIA;

EID: 84867656124     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2012.717705     Document Type: Article

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