Modelling the satisfaction of contractors: The impact of client performance

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 453-465

  Soetanto, Robby ^a   Proverbs, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Client performance criteria; Multiple reg ression analysis; Performance and satisfaction attri butes; Performance assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992985891     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021239     Document Type: Review

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