Relationships between construction clients and participants of the building industry: Structures and mechanisms of coordination and communication

Architectural Engineering and Design Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-22

  De Blois, Michel ^a   Herazo Cueto, Benjamin ^a   Latunova, Iskra ^a   Lizarralde, Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication management; Construction procurement; Institutions; Organizations; Temporary multi organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951900683     PISSN: 17452007     EISSN: 17527589     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/aedm.2009.0110     Document Type: Article

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