Developing an organizational learning-based model for risk management in Chinese construction firms: A research agenda

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-186

  Liu, Jun Ying ^a   Low, Sui Pheng ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; Construction industry; Decision support systems; Learning organizations; Organizational behaviour; Riskmanagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651006816     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560910953243     Document Type: Article

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