Managing knowledge in platforms: Boundary objects and stocks and flows of knowledge

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 589-599

  Styhre, Alexander ^a   Gluch, Pernilla ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boundary objects; Construction; Knowledge sharing; Platforms

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY OBJECTS; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; LOCAL CONDITIONS; PLATFORM CONCEPT; PLATFORMS; SOCIAL CAPITALS; STOCKS AND FLOWS; WORK PROCEDURE;

CONSTRUCTION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 77955902621     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903450061     Document Type: Article

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