Stimulating construction innovation in singapore through the national system of innovation

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1069-1082

  Na, Lim Jay ^a   Ofori, George ^a   Park, Moonseo ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Construction management; Innovation; Simulation; Singapore

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRACTS; MOTIVATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; NATIONAL SYSTEM OF INNOVATION (NSI); PROFIT INCENTIVES; SINGAPORE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33748796372     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:10(1069)     Document Type: Article

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