Prediction of organizational effectiveness in construction companies

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 252-261

  Dikmen, Irem ^a   Birgonul, M Talat ^a   Kiziltas, Semiha ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Management methods; Models; Neural networks; Organizations; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; MACROENVIRONMENTAL FORCES; MANAGEMENT METHODS; TURKEY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 12744265206     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:2(252)     Document Type: Review

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