Communication patterns in construction at construction manager level

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 570-577

  Shohet, Igal M ^a   Frydman, Shay ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Civil Engineering Division   (Israel)

Author keywords

Communication; Construction management; Design; Managers

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; BUILDINGS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY FACTOR; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COMMUNICATION PATTERN; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 13944279924     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:5(570)     Document Type: Article

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