Risk identification and allocation in underground rail construction joint ventures: contractors’ perspective

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 758-767

  Hwang, Bon Gang ^a   Zhao, Xianbo ^b   Yu, Gwendolyn Shiyun ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KPK Quantity Surveyor (Singapore) Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

joint venture; risk allocation; risk identification; Singapore; underground rail

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTORS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; RAILROADS; SURVEYS;

INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; JOINT VENTURES; LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RISK ALLOCATION; RISK IDENTIFICATION; SINGAPORE;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 84949774658     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/13923730.2014.914095     Document Type: Article

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