Construction project risk management in Singapore: Resources, effectiveness, impact, and understanding

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-36

  Zhao, Xianbo ^a   Hwang, Bon Gang ^a   Phng, Weisheng ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b National Art Gallery   (Singapore)

Author keywords

construction industry; effectiveness; impact; project risk management; resource; singapore

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVENESS; IMPACT; PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE; SINGAPORE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

SURVEYS;

EID: 84891655633     PISSN: 12267988     EISSN: 19763808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12205-014-0045-x     Document Type: Article

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