The effects of strategic and employee factors on the project performance of Iraqi public construction projects:the role of knowledge transfer, experience and safety

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of strategic and employee factors onthe project performance of Iraqi public construction projects. The study also aims todetermine the mediating effect of knowledge transfer and the moderating effect ofsafety and experience. A total of 221 responses...

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description The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of strategic and employee factors onthe project performance of Iraqi public construction projects. The study also aims todetermine the mediating effect of knowledge transfer and the moderating effect ofsafety and experience. A total of 221 responses were collected from project managers,civil engineers, site managers, and architects. The findings indicated that strategicfactor and their dimensions ( = 0.300, t=4.889,p
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spelling oai:ir.upsi.edu.my:65342021-12-21 The effects of strategic and employee factors on the project performance of Iraqi public construction projects:the role of knowledge transfer, experience and safety 2019 Obaid, Mohammed Hatem N/A The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of strategic and employee factors onthe project performance of Iraqi public construction projects. The study also aims todetermine the mediating effect of knowledge transfer and the moderating effect ofsafety and experience. A total of 221 responses were collected from project managers,civil engineers, site managers, and architects. The findings indicated that strategicfactor and their dimensions ( = 0.300, t=4.889,p 2019 thesis https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=6534 https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=6534 text eng closedAccess Doctoral Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Fakulti Pengurusan dan Ekonomi Abdulsattar, O. A., Company, A. C., & Amman, P. O. B. (2017). 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