ISO 9000 certification of Singapore construction enterprises: Its costs and benefits and its role in the development of the industry

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-157

  Ofori, George ^a   Gang, gu ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Benefits; Construction industry development; Implementation; ISO 9000; Motivations; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993073494     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021177     Document Type: Review

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