Factors affecting construction labour productivity for Malaysian residential projects

Structural Survey

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-54

  Abdul Kadir, M R ^a   Lee, W P ^a   Jaafar, M S ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Ali, A A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Construction operations; Employee productivity; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY; CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY; MATERIAL SHORTAGE; PROJECT DELAY FACTORS;

HOUSING; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 18144420775     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800510586907     Document Type: Article

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