Impact of motivation on worker's productivity in the Nigerian construction industry

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2006 - Procs 22nd Annual ARCOM Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 239-248

  Aiyetan, Ayodeji Olatunji ^a   Olotuah, A O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Construction; Incentives; Motivation; Operatives; Productivity

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; INCENTIVES; MOTIVATION AND PERFORMANCE; NIGERIANS; OPERATIVES;

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MOTIVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS; WAGES;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84861064781     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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