An empirically grounded framework for human resource management in the Sri Lankan construction industry

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2005 - Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 85-94

  Nanayakkara, Leyon ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hrm framework; Human resource management; Motivation of masons; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING REGIONS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT; HRM FRAMEWORK; NEW DIMENSIONS; RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SRI LANKA; THEORY AND PRACTICE;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 70249147825     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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