The implications of trust in relationships in managing construction projects

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 633-659

  Lau, Ellen ^a   Rowlinson, Steve ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Project management; Relationships; Strategy; Teams; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891524066     PISSN: 17538378     EISSN: 17538386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538371111164056     Document Type: Article

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