Tracing the African Project Failure Syndrome: The significance of ‘ubuntu’

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 335-346

  Rwelamila, P D ^a   Talukhaba, A A ^b   Ngowi, A B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Construction procurement system; Culture; Project management; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992974868     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021122     Document Type: Review

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