The baby and the bathwater: Research methods in construction management

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-104

  Wing, Chau Kwong ^a   Raftery, John ^b   Walker, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Interpretative approach; Research methods

Indexed keywords

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; EPISTEMOLOGY; INTERPRETATIVE APPROACH; PRACTICAL PROBLEMS; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RESEARCH APPROACH;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0344237341     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461998372637     Document Type: Article

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