The influence of personal characteristics on effectiveness of construction site managers

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-36

  Fraser, Campbell ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Influences; Personal characteristics; Site management

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; SURVEYS;

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EFFECTIVENESS; INFLUENCES; NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUES; PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POLICY; SITE MANAGEMENT;

MANAGERS;

EID: 0346361112     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461900370924     Document Type: Article

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