An assessment of the emotional intelligence of construction students: An empirical investigation

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2007 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 325-334

  Mo, Yiyi ^a   Dainty, Andrew ^a   Price, Andrew ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction education; Emotional intelligence; Leadership skills; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; IN-LINE; LEADERSHIP SKILLS; UNDERGRADUATES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CURRICULA; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84861058270     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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