The effects of cooperative procurement procedures on joint risk management in Swedish construction projects

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 209-226

  Osipova, Ekaterina ^a   Eriksson, Per Erik ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

case study; collaboration; construction industry; joint risk management; JRM; procurement; questionnaire survey; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874297835     PISSN: 17402891     EISSN: 17402905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPOM.2011.042029     Document Type: Article

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