Factors affecting the bid/no bid decision in the Palestinian construction industry

Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-142

  Enshassi, Adnan ^a   Mohamed, Sherif ^b   El Karriri, Ala'a ^c  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Field Office Gaza   (Israel)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Consultants; Contracts; Palestine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993057912     PISSN: 13664387     EISSN: 17598443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13664381011063421     Document Type: Article

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