Implications of Human Capital Issues

Procurement Strategies: A Relationship-based Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 258-295

  Walker, Derek ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction development; Human capital; Knowledge workers; Local communities; Transport system

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITALS; KNOWLEDGE WORKERS; LOCAL COMMUNITY; TRANSPORT SYSTEMS;

PERSONNEL;

EID: 20444462918     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470690635.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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