Technology transfer: International collaboration in Sri Lanka

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 743-753

  Ganesan, Sibaguru ^a   Kelsey, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Construction; Modernisation; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODERNIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; PROFITABILITY; SRI LANKA;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MODERNIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 33746812692     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190600704703     Document Type: Article

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