Development of research instrument for project manager's performance measures in mass house building projects

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 165-175

  Ahadzie, D K ^a   Proverbs, D G ^a   Olomolaiye, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Ghana; Mass house building projects; Project managers; Research instrument

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; GHANA; MASS HOUSE BUILDING PROJECTS; PROJECT MANAGERS; RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOUSES; INSTRUMENTS; MANAGERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84861155024     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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