An Eastern perspective on partnering

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-19

  Liu, Anita M m ^a   Fellows, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Goal setting; Partnering; Self; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993083608     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021166     Document Type: Review

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