Cost overrun factors in construction industry: a case of Zimbabwe
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Keywords
Construction cost; Construction industry; Relative Importance Index (RII); Zimbabwe;All these keywords.
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- L74 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Construction
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-PPM-2019-11-11 (Project, Program and Portfolio Management)
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