Implementing innovation in construction: Contexts, relative boundedness and actor-network theory

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1029-1041

  Harty, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Context; Implementation; Information technology; Innovation; Relative boundedness

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COORDINATION REACTIONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION THEORY; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY;

ACTOR-NETWORK THEORY; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION WORKS; CONTEXT; DRIVING FORCES; HUMAN ACTORS; HUMAN AGENTS; IMPLEMENTATION; INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTIONS; NEW DESIGNS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; POTENTIAL CONFLICTS; RELATIVE BOUNDEDNESS;

INNOVATION;

CONSTRUCTION METHOD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 57749094681     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190802298413     Document Type: Article

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