Investigating the "hard" and "soft" issues of problem resolution in partnering - Defining the research boundaries

Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2005 - Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1153-1163

  Mustaffa, N E ^a   Bowles, G ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methodology; Partnering; Research paradigm

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; FOLLOW UP; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; METHODOLOGY; PARTNERING; POST-GRADUATE RESEARCH; PROBLEM RESOLUTION; PROCUREMENT METHODS; PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RESEARCH ISSUES; RESEARCH STRATEGY; SOFT ISSUES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84861061773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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