The rhythms of project life: A longitudinal analysis of work hours and work-life experiences in construction

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1085-1098

  Helen, Clare Lingard ^a   Francis, Valerie ^b   Turner, Michelle ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diary studies; Project work; Work hours; Work family balance

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; DATA CAPTURING; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIARY STUDY; ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS; MAJOR PROJECT; MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA; PREDICTIVE CAPACITY; PROJECT SCHEDULES; PROJECT WORK; PROJECT-BASED; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STRONG CORRELATION; TIME SERIES MODELS; WORK HOURS; WORK-FAMILY BALANCE; WORK-LIFE BALANCE;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TIME SERIES;

DATA ACQUISITION;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77958596676     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2010.480977     Document Type: Article

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