Organizational learning: Conceptual challenges from a project perspective

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 747-756

  Chan, Paul ^a   Cooper, Rachel ^b   Tzortzopoulos, Patricia ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual review; Construction projects; Learning organization; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONCEPTUAL REVIEW; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; LEARNING ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; PROJECT PARTNERING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; LEARNING;

EID: 25844464963     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190500127021     Document Type: Article

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