Construction project teams for TQM: A factor-element impact model

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 457-467

  Ahmad, Irtishad U ^a   Sein, Maung K ^b,c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Normative models; Organization theory; Project team; Total quality management (TQM)

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

NORMATIVE MODELS; ORGANIZATION THEORY; ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNS; ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY; PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS; PROJECT TEAM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENTS (TQM);

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2542500397     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461997372827     Document Type: Article

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