Factors influencing craftsmen's productivity in Indonesia

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-30

  Kaming, Peter F ^a,c   Olomolaiye, Paul O ^b   Holt, Gary D ^b   Harris, Frank C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAS ATMA JAYA YOGYAKARTA   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Activity sampling; Craftsman productivity; Indonesia; Performance; Productive time

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; JOB ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL RATING; PRODUCTIVITY; TALL BUILDINGS;

CRAFTSMAN PRODUCTIVITY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031077153     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-7863(96)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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