International construction management research: Cultural sensitivity in methodological design

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 553-561

  Loosemore, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Culture; International; Methodology; Research

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; COMMUNICATION; CONSTRUCTION; RESEARCH;

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS; INTERNATIONAL; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 13944278597     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461999371178     Document Type: Article

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