Communicating in dynamic conditions: How do on-site construction project managers do it?

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-86

  Laufer, Alexander ^a   Shapira, Aviad ^a   Telem, Dory ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Plzen Plaza ^*  (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Communication; Construction management; Construction sites; Project management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION SITES; DYNAMIC CONDITIONS;

DYNAMIC MODELS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 40849147420     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2008)24:2(75)     Document Type: Article

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