Informality in organization and research: A review and a proposal

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 913-922

  Rooke, John Alfred ^a   Koskela, Lauri ^a   Kagioglou, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organization theory; Organizational analysis; Production process; Research methods; Research policy

Indexed keywords

ORGANIZATION THEORY; ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RESEARCH METHODS; RESEARCH POLICIES;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; TAXONOMIES;

RESEARCH;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; INTEGRATED APPROACH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77449144752     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903273950     Document Type: Article

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