Improving satisfaction with construction project outcomes: The role of culture

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

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 447-458

  Ankrah, Nii Amponsah ^a   Proverbs, David ^a   Yaw, Debrah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction project organization; Organizational culture; Participant satisfaction; Team orientation; Workforce orientation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CULTURAL ORIENTATION; FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; PARTICIPANT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

OIL TANKERS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84877604966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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