Mitigating the health and safety influence of subcontracting in construction: The approach of main contractors

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1017-1026

  Manu, Patrick ^a   Ankrah, Nii ^b   Proverbs, David ^c   Suresh, Subashini ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Health and safety; Procurement; Subcontracting

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; INNOVATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH AND SAFETY; INDUSTRY PEERS; INTER-ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING; LEGISLATIVE HURDLES; MAIN CONTRACTORS; PROCUREMENT; RED TAPE; SUBCONTRACTING;

CONTRACTORS;

CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH AND SAFETY; OCCUPATION; SUBCONTRACTING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84881617427     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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