The influence of contextual elements, actors' frames of reference, and technology on the adoption and use of ICT in construction projects: A swedish case study

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-23

  Jacobsson, Mattias ^a   Linderoth, Henrik C J ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Organizational change; Project based organizations; Temporary organizations

Indexed keywords

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION; CHANGE PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONTEXTUAL ELEMENTS; FRAMES OF REFERENCE; IN-BUILDINGS; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; NEW ICT; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PROJECT-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; SHARP CONTRAST;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 77950930031     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903406154     Document Type: Article

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