Organisational behaviour during a construction crisis

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-121

  Loosemore, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Change; Conflict; Crisis; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CRISIS MANAGEMENT PROCESS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032047467     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-7863(97)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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