Learning to innovate in construction: A case study

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1215-1224

  Asad, Salman ^a   Fuller, Paul ^a   Pan, Wei ^b   Dainty, Andrew R J ^b  

^a Unit 2035 ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction innovation; Innovation; Learning to innovate; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

CHAIN-MECHANISM; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION; FINANCIAL GROWTH; INNOVATIVE THINKING; LEARNING OPPORTUNITY; LEARNING TO INNOVATE; SERVICE DELIVERY; SERVICE PROVIDER; UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; MECHANISMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84861072990     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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