Generations of knowledge management in the architecture, engineering and construction industry: An evolutionary perspective

Advanced Engineering Informatics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-228

  Rezgui, Yacine ^a   Hopfe, Christina J ^a   Vorakulpipat, Chalee ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION PATTERNS; AEC INDUSTRY; ARCHITECTURE , ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN NETWORKS; ICT EVOLUTION; INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; SECOND GENERATION; SOCIAL CAPITALS; THIRD GENERATION; THREE DIMENSIONS; THREE GENERATIONS; VALUE CREATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 77949657896     PISSN: 14740346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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