Organizational effectiveness of ugandan building firms as viewed by craftsmen

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-288

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

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attributes; Labour; Organizational effectiveness; Productivity; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTES; FINANCIAL REWARDS; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION; LABOUR; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; UGANDA; WEAK POINTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PRODUCTIVITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70349606024     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1392-3730.2009.15.281-288     Document Type: Article

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