Manageability of stress among construction project participants

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 264-282

  Ng, S Thomas ^a   Skitmore, R Martin ^b   Leung, Tony K C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Drainage Services Department   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Hong Kong; Project management; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTS; EFFICIENCY; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRESSES;

HONG KONG; STRESS; STRESS MANAGEABILITY; STRESSORS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 21044450976     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980510600125     Document Type: Article

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