Linking experience and learning: Application to multi-project building environments

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-163

  Le, Mai Anh Thi ^a   Brønn, Carl ^b  

^a Statsbygg   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Knowledge transfer; Learning; Organizational structures

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMPUTER BASED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847404483     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980710731272     Document Type: Article

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