Improving performance of construction projects: A project manager's emotional intelligence approach

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 195-207

  Zhang, Lianying ^a   Fan, Weijie ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Emotional intelligence; Large and complex projects; Project management; Project manager; Project performance

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; COMPLEX PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; MODERATING EFFECT; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; SOFT SKILLS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGERS; SURVEYS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84874372648     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699981311303044     Document Type: Article

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