Key knowledge factors in Thai construction practice

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 833-839

  Teerajetgul, Wasan ^a   Chareonngam, Chotchai ^b   Wethyavivorn, Piyanut ^c  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Construction manager; Construction project; Knowledge factor; Knowledge management; Thai construction practice

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC TECHNIQUE; CONSTRUCTION MANAGER; CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DEPTH INFORMATION; FOCUS GROUPS; KNOWLEDGE FACTOR; ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; SURVEY DATA; THAI CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE; THAILAND;

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HUMAN RESOURCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 70349578142     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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