Managing cross-cultural communication in multicultural construction project teams: The case of Kenya and UK

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 449-460

  Ochieng, E G ^a   Price, A D F ^b  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Intercultural; Kenya; Multiculturalism; Project success; UK

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CRITICAL COMPONENT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL FACTORS; INTERCULTURAL; PROJECT ENVIRONMENT; PROJECT EXECUTION; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT SUCCESS; PROJECT TEAM;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FUTURE PROSPECT; GUIDELINE; MULTICULTURALISM; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

KENYA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77952585948     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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