The role of theory in construction management: Reply to Runeson

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 109-112

  Seymour, David ^a   Crook, Darryll ^a   Rooke, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management theory; Positivism; Research methodology; Research paradigms

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT THEORY; POSITIVISM; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; THEORY BUILDING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0345531061     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461998372655     Document Type: Article

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