Factors influencing the effectiveness of construction site managers

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Mustapha, F H ^a   Naoum, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; JOB ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL; SURVEYS;

CONSTRUCTION SITE MANAGERS; INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031997305     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-7863(97)00025-2     Document Type: Article

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