Improving industry performance through integrated training programs

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 93-97

  Kumaraswamy, Mohan M ^a,b  

^a ASCE   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY;

INTEGRATED PROGRAMS; WORK STUDY AIDS;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 0031191439     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1997)123:3(93)     Document Type: Article

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