What tensions obstruct an alignment between project and environmental management practices?

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-140

  Gluch, Pernilla ^a   Räisänen, Christine ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Environmental management; Project management; Project based organizing; Social practices; Socio cultural theory

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY THEORY; CONSTRUCTION SITES; CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY; HUMAN AGENT; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; LACK-OF-FIT; MATERIAL OBJECTS; ON-SITE OBSERVATIONS; OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES; PROJECT-BASED; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SOCIAL PRACTICES; SOCIO-CULTURAL THEORY; TEXT ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84857708854     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699981211206070     Document Type: Article

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