A non-results-based effectiveness index for construction site managers

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 789-798

  Fraser, Campbell ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competence; Effectiveness; Index; Site managers; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMPETENCE; EFFECTIVENESS; INDEX; SITE MANAGER; STAKEHOLDERS;

MANAGERS;

EID: 0347942364     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461999371123     Document Type: Article

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