To build or not to build? Assessing the strategic needs of construction industry clients and their stakeholders

Structural Survey

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-132

  Smith, Jim ^a   Love, Peter E d ^b   Wyatt, Ray ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case studies; Construction industry; Decision making; Projects; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986161356     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800110393941     Document Type: Article

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