Leadership research in the construction industry: A review of empirical work and possible future directions

CME 2007 Conference - Construction Management and Economics: 'Past, Present and Future'

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 993-1003

  Toor, Shamas Ur Rehman ^a   Ofori, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Future studies; Leadership; Project management

Indexed keywords

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FUTURE STUDIES; LEADERSHIP; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT; RESEARCH INITIATIVES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84877599125     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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