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Information technology in contractors’ firms in Saudi Arabia

Ali A. Shash Construction Engineering & Management Department, College of Environmental Design, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed Al-Amir Construction Engineering & Management Department, College of Environmental Design, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
Pages 187-200 | Received 22 Sep 1995, Accepted 18 Apr 1996, Published online: 24 May 2006

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