Identifying the critical risks in underground rail international construction joint ventures: Case study of Singapore

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 554-566

  Zhao, Xianbo ^a   Hwang, Bon Gang ^a   Yu, Gwendolyn Shiyun ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b KPK Quantity Surveyor (Singapore) Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Company characteristics; Joint venture; Risk criticality; Risk management; Singapore; Underground construction

Indexed keywords

CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; JOINT VENTURES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MITIGATION MEASURES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RISK RANKING; SINGAPORE; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; JOINT VENTURE; MITIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84875106439     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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