Leadership - Style, satisfaction and commitment: An exploration in the United Arab Emirates' construction sector

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-85

  Randeree, Kasim ^a   Chaudhry, Abdul Ghaffar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Halcrow International Partnership   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Construction; Job satisfaction; Leadership style; Organizational commitment; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN GULF; CASE ANALYSIS; CLIENT ORGANIZATIONS; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; CONSULTANCY FIRMS; CULTURAL CONTEXT; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; LEADERSHIP STYLE; ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT; RESPONSE RATE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

SURVEYS;

EID: 84855650413     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699981211192571     Document Type: Article

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