Job behavior of construction project managers: determinants and assessment

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 256-264

  Dulaimi, Mohammed Fadhil ^a   Langford, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

BEHAVIORALLY ANCHORED RATING SCALES; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGERS; JOB BEHAVIOR;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032656891     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1999)125:4(256)     Document Type: Article

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