Project culture within construction projects: A literature review

13th International Group for Lean Construction Conference: Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 353-361

  Zuo, Jian ^a   Zillante, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction projects; Organizational culture; Project culture

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PAPER; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CULTURAL STUDIES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; NATIONAL CULTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; PROJECT CULTURES; PROJECT LEVELS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 57749116687     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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