Learning, knowledge and authority on site: A case study of safety practice

Building Research and Information

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 561-570

  Rooke, John ^a   Clark, Leslie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authority; Ethnography; Health and safety; Knowledge; Organization; Organizational culture; Site management; Unique adequacy requirement

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH CARE; PERSONNEL;

AUTHORITY; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH AND SAFETY; KNOWLEDGE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SITE MANAGEMENT; UNIQUE ADEQUACY REQUIREMENT;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 27344455418     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210500294751     Document Type: Review

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