An investigation into the merits of encouraging conflict in the construction industry

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 447-456

  Loosemore, M ^a   Nguyen, B T ^a   Denis, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Conflict; Dispute; Organizational structure; Social systems; Style

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDES; CONFLICT; DISPUTE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES; SOCIAL SYSTEMS; STYLE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0345325887     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190050024860     Document Type: Article

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