Innovation, construction SMEs and action learning

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 230-237

  Davey, Caroline L ^a   Powell, James A ^a   Cooper, Ian ^b   Powell, Jennifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b The Eden Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action learning; Innovation; Partnership; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ACTION LEARNING; BUSINESS SKILLS; PROCUREMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME);

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 4143111679     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980410547586     Document Type: Article

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