Understanding how the information requests of aerospace engineering designers influence information-seeking behaviour

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 707-730

  Aurisicchio, Marco ^a   Bracewell, Rob ^a   Wallace, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerospace engineering design; Information requests; Information seeking behaviour; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

DESIGN ACTIVITY; DESIGN PROBLEMS; DESIGN TASKS; DIARY STUDY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENGINEERING DESIGN ACTIVITIES; ENGINEERING DESIGNER; FACE INTERACTION; FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION; INFORMAL INTERACTIONS; INFORMATION NEED; INFORMATION REQUEST; INFORMATION SEARCH; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTER-PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS; LARGE DATASETS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PHONE CALLS; POWER SYSTEMS; PROCESS INFORMATION; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOURCE SELECTION;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH;

EID: 78649638217     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544820902877583     Document Type: Article

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