Predicting the level of organizational effectiveness: A methodology for the construction firm

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 341-352

  Handa, Vir ^a   Adas, Adnan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction firm; Organizational effectiveness; Prediction

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; IMPROVE PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE PROJECTS; MULTIVARIATE LINEAR MODEL; ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS; RULES AND REGULATIONS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0038123954     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461996373412     Document Type: Article

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