Technology readiness among managers of Malaysian construction firms

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-191

  Jaafar, Mastura ^a   Ramayah, T ^a   Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rashid ^a   Saad, Basri ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Malaysia; Managers

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA ACQUISITION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; EDUCATIONAL LEVEL; MALAYSIA; TECHNOLOGY READINESS;

MANAGERS;

EID: 33847277052     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980710731290     Document Type: Article

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