Alignment between ICT and communication in construction projects

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 346-357

  Adriaanse, Arjen M ^a   Voordijk, Hans ^a   Dewulf, Geert P M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

action types; construction projects; ICT

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147166322     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2004.005043     Document Type: Article

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