Adoption of innovative products on Australian road infrastructure projects

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-298

  Rose, Timothy Michael ^a   Manley, Karen ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Innovation; networks; products; road infrastructure

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION; CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS; CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; INNOVATIVE PRODUCT; MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; OPEN INNOVATION; PRODUCT ADOPTION; PRODUCT INNOVATION; PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS; PRODUCTS; PROJECT GOALS; QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGIES; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; ROAD INFRASTRUCTURES; ROAD PROJECTS; SUPPLY NETWORKS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

INNOVATION;

INFRASTRUCTURE; INNOVATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84859877998     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2012.665173     Document Type: Article

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