Investigating interpersonal communication during construction progress meetings: Challenges and opportunities

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 234-244

  Gorse, Christopher A ^a   Emmitt, Stephen ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Group work; Research methods; Social interaction; Social progress

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PROCESS CONTROL; RELIABILITY; STEREOPHONIC RECORDINGS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GROUP WORK; RESEARCH METHODS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROGRESS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 3242689511     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980310489942     Document Type: Article

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