Unfolding roles and identities of professionals in construction projects: Exploring the informality of practices

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 959-968

  Gluch, Pernilla ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Practice based research; Professionals; Roles; Social practice

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS; ENVIRONMENTAL WORKS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MAKING PROCESS; PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY; RESEARCH APPROACH; SITUATIONAL CONTEXT; SOCIAL PRACTICES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTALISM; EXPLORATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77449145606     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903179728     Document Type: Article

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