Abstract: The long-held conventional wisdom of the construction industry that a contractor’s financial position affects the development of claims, i.e., the inverse relationship between cash and claims, had not been tested ...

Abstract: Firms interested in doing business with the US federal government, one of the biggest spenders in the world, may have reasons to believe they have been denied fair opportunities to compete for federal government contracts. ...

Abstract: In the construction management literature, it is not an ultimately settled matter that optimism bias is one of the undisputed factors or reasons affecting cost underestimation and cost overrun. This study tried to answer ...

Abstract: The curve number (CN) method has been widely used to estimate the amount of direct runoff generated in agricultural watersheds around the world. However, its applicability to rice paddy fields has yet to be sufficiently ...

Abstract: The curve number (CN) method has been widely used to estimate the amount of direct runoff generated in agricultural watersheds around the world. However, its applicability to rice paddy fields has yet to be sufficiently ...