Innovation in construction

The Handbook of Innovation and Services: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 743-767

  Bröchner, Jan ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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