Structural linear relationships between job stress, burnout, physiological stress, and performance of construction project managers

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 312-328

  Leung, Mei Yung ^a   Chan, Yee Shan Isabelle ^a   Dongyu, Chen ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Performance management; Project management; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGERS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RESPONSE RATE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STRESS MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME PRESSURES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVEYS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955684258     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699981111126205     Document Type: Article

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