The overworked site manager: Gendered ideologies in the construction industry

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 943-955

  Styhre, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; Ideology; Site manager work

Indexed keywords

ENTRY BARRIERS; ETHNIC MINORITIES; FAMILY LIFE; FULL CONTROL; GENDER; IDEOLOGY; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; SITE MANAGEMENT; SITE MANAGER;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT; IDEOLOGY; LEADERSHIP; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84856011549     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2011.588955     Document Type: Article

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