Factors affecting construction labor productivity in Kuwait

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 811-820

  Jarkas, Abdulaziz M ^a   Bitar, Camille G ^b  

^a KSCP   (Kuwait)

^b Projacs International ^*  (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Constructability; Contractors; Efficiency; Kuwait; Labor productivity; Operatives; Relative importance index

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; MANAGERS; SURVEYS; WAGES;

CONSTRUCTABILITY; IMPORTANCE INDEX; KUWAIT; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; OPERATIVES;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 84874001088     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000501     Document Type: Article

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