Project affinity: The role of emotional attachment in construction projects

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 241-244

  Dainty, Andrew R J ^a   Bryman, Alan ^a   Price, Andrew D F ^a   Greasley, Kay ^a   Soetanto, Robby ^a   King, Nicola ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organizational citizenship behaviour; Performance; Project affinity; Project chemistry

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC WORKS;

EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENTS; PROJECT AFFINITY; PROJECT GOALS; STAKEHOLDERS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 16444373199     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190500040596     Document Type: Article

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