A competency-based model for construction supervisors in developing countries

Personnel Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 585-602

  Serpell, Alfredo ^a   Ferrada, Ximena ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Competences; Construction industry; Developing countries; Human resource management; Line managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249806010     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480710752812     Document Type: Article

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