The effect of time on safety incentive programs in the US construction industry

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 851-859

  Gangwar, Manish ^a   Goodrum, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Incentive; Motivation; Personnel management; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; SAFETY FACTOR; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 27644492067     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190500184527     Document Type: Article

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