Critical success factors for key project players and objectives: Case study of Singapore

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 204-215

  Hwang, Bon Gang ^a   Lim, E Sin Janicia ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Construction projects; Consultants; Contractors; Objectives; Owners; Performance; Singapore; Success factors

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSULTANTS; OBJECTIVES; OWNERS; PERFORMANCE; SINGAPORE; SUCCESS FACTORS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84873377085     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000597     Document Type: Article

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