Simulating learning dynamics in project networks

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1009-1015

  Taylor, John E ^a   Levitt, Raymond ^b   Villarroel, Juan Andrei ^c  

^a Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

^b 416 Escondido Mall ^*  (United States)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Change management; Construction management; Organizations; Productivity; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; MULTI AGENT SIMULATION; ORGANIZATIONS; PRODUCTIVITY RATE; PROJECT NETWORKS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION RESULT;

EDUCATION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 70349331586     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000065     Document Type: Article

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