Information technology planning framework for Japanese general contractors

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 138-149

  Peña Mora, Feniosky ^a   Tanaka, Shunsuke ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KAJIMA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contractors; Information management; Japan

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL BUDGETS; CONTRACTORS; FRAMEWORKS; JAPAN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 14744297637     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2002)18:3(138)     Document Type: Article

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