Factors affecting the productivity of building craftsmen - studies of Uganda

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Alinaitwe, Henry Mwanaki ^a   Mwakali, Jackson A ^a   Hansson, Bengt ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Building sector; Craftsmen; Developing countries; Factors; Labour; Productivity

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL;

BUILDING SECTOR; CRAFTSMEN; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

PERSONNEL;

EID: 34548593425     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13923730.2007.9636434     Document Type: Article

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