Can governments use their construction contracts to improve training outcomes?

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-50

  Austen, Siobhan ^a   Seymour, Richard ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contracts; Training; Training policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 60449099727     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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