Factors constituting the innovation adoption environment of public clients

Building Research and Information

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 436-449

  Hartmann, Andreas ^a   Reymen, Isabelle M M J ^b   Van Oosterom, Gerbert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Building Cost Management ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Client behaviour; Construction client; Decision environment; Innovation; Public sector; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY;

ADOPTION DECISION; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; CLIENT BEHAVIOUR; COMPLEX DECISION; CONSTRUCTION CLIENT; CONSTRUCTION CLIENTS; CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DECISION ENVIRONMENT; INNOVATION ADOPTION; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; NETHERLANDS; NEW IDEAS; PUBLIC CLIENTS; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

INNOVATION;

EID: 49549112692     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210802028386     Document Type: Article

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