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Interpersonal trust and inter‐firm trust in construction projects

Ellen Lau Division of Building Science and Technology, City University of Hong Kong, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
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Steve Rowlinson Department of Real Estate and Construction, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Pages 539-554 | Received 07 Aug 2008, Accepted 28 Apr 2009, Published online: 30 Sep 2010

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