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Forensic project management: The underlying causes of rework in construction projects

Peter E. D. Love We-B Centre, School of Management Information Systems, Edith Cowan University, Churchlands, Perth, WA 6018, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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David J. Edwards Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK
Pages 207-228 | Received 02 Sep 2004, Accepted 02 Feb 2004, Published online: 25 Jan 2007

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