U.S. construction labor productivity trends, 1970-1998

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-104

  Allmon, Eric ^a   Haas, Carl T ^a   Borcherding, John D ^a   Goodrum, Paul M ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; ECONOMICS; PERSONNEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

HAND TRENCHING; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033687357     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2000)126:2(97)     Document Type: Article

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