Opinion-based research: Lessons learned from four approaches

Building a Sustainable Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Construction Research Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1499-1508

  Sillars, David N ^a   Hallowell, Matthew R ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CRITICAL STEPS; DELPHI METHOD; EXPERT JUDGMENT; EXPERT OPINION; GROUP TECHNIQUE; LESSONS LEARNED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; RESEARCH METHODS; RESEARCH STUDIES; RIGOROUS RESEARCH;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

RESEARCH;

EID: 69949090025     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41020(339)152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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