Is it training in construction industry useful?

Journal of Construction Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Tse, Raymond Y C ^a   Choy, L ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction; Hong Kong; Investment in IT; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PRODUCTIVITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS; HONG KONG; INVESTMENTS IN IT; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 17044363126     PISSN: 16099451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1609945105000249     Document Type: Article

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