Coordination and control in project-based work: Digital objects and infrastructures for delivery

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 557-567

  Whyte, Jennifer ^a   Lobo, Sunila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design process; Digital techniques; Infrastructure; Knowledge flows; Practice

Indexed keywords

DESIGN PROCESS; DIGITAL TECHNIQUES; INFRASTRUCTURE; KNOWLEDGE FLOW; PRACTICE;

DESIGN; DIGITAL DEVICES; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DESIGN METHOD; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; MOTORWAY; PROJECT DESIGN; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

EID: 77955868768     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2010.486838     Document Type: Article

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