Social responsibility of major infrastructure projects in China

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 537-548

  Zeng, S X ^a   Ma, H Y ^a   Lin, H ^a   Zeng, R C ^b   Tam, Vivian W Y ^c  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Major infrastructure projects; Project life cycle; Social responsibility; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; PROJECT LIFE CYCLE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; STAKEHOLDERS; SYSTEMATIC FRAMEWORK; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FRAMEWORKS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84922615547     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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