A critical review of performance measurement in construction

Journal of Facilities Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-284

  Yang, Huan ^a,b   Yeung, John F Y ^a   Chan, Albert P C ^a   Chiang, Y H ^a   Chan, Daniel W M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Performance measurement (quality); Research; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987637567     PISSN: 14725967     EISSN: 17410983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14725961011078981     Document Type: Article

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