Achieving quality construction projects based on harmonious working relationships: Clients' and architects' perceptions of contractor performance

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 528-548

  Soetanto, Robby ^a   Proverbs, David G ^a   Holt, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Performance measurement; Project teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867796870     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710110392836     Document Type: Article

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