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Cooperation in the Building Sector between Building Material Manufacturers and Contractors to Develop Products

Construction Economics and Building

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Title Cooperation in the Building Sector between Building Material Manufacturers and Contractors to Develop Products
 
Creator Sundqvist, Jan
Larsson, Bengt
Lindahl, Goran
 
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Description The Australian Construction Industry is nowfacing skills shortages in all trades. As anindustry focused on the skill of its workforce,there is now concern the Australian standard inquality, workmanship, and productivity will inhibitboth at national and international level.This research paper addresses the underlying,influential factors concerning skills shortages inthe Australian construction industry. Theinfluential factors addressed include funding,training statistics, employer expectations,financial limitations, Industrial Relations andimmigration. Given the reference to skillsshortages within the industry, and documented inrelated literature, if skills shortages are tocontinue to exist, their effect will impact upon theoverall performance of construction companiesthroughout Australia.
 
Publisher UTS ePRESS
 
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Date 2012-11-23
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2990
10.5130/AJCEB.v7i2.2990
 
Source Construction Economics and Building; Vol 7, No 2 (2007): AJCEB; 45-53
2204-9029
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2990/3171
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2007 Jan Sundqvist, Bengt Larsson, Goran Lindahl
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