Decision Making Thesis

Decision Making for Construction Professionals | Mini-Thesis | By Shehryar Khan & Scott Komel |

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Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Project Background 3 1.2 Objectives 3 1.3 Scope 3 2.0 Literature Review 5 3.0 Research Area and Methodology 10 3.1 Hypothesis 10 3.2 Method of Research 10 4.0 Results and Discussion 12 4.1 Survey Results 12 4.1.1 Important Considerations in Career Choice 12 4.1.2 Consideration in Career Choice for Quality of Life 15 4.1.3 Qualitative Survey 18 5.0 Conclusion 22 6.0 Recommendations 23 7.0 References 24 8.0 Appendix 26 8.1 Quantitative Survey 26 8.2 Qualitative Survey 27

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1.0 Introduction
1.1 Project Background

The purpose of this thesis topic was to ascertain whether

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