Labor productivity drivers and opportunities in the construction industry

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 78-82

  Rojas, Eddy M ^a   Aramvareekul, Peerapong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Labor; Productivity

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF EFFECTIVENESS; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; SURVEY INSTRUMENTS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 14744289522     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2003)19:2(78)     Document Type: Article

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