Multiskilling in construction - a strategy for stable employment;Gretutinės specialybės statyboje - Darnaus užimtumo strategija

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 540-560

  Lill, Irene ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Labour management strategies; Multiskilling; Simulation modelling; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949487498     PISSN: 20294913     EISSN: 20294921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1392-8619.2009.15.540-560     Document Type: Article

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