Public construction project delivery process in Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong and Sydney

Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-25

  ke, Yongjian ^a   Ling, Florence Y y ^a   Ning, Yan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Australia; China; Construction industry; Hong Kong; Project delivery; Project management; Project performance; Project procurement; Public construction project; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875821131     PISSN: 13664387     EISSN: 17598443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13664381311305050     Document Type: Article

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