Digging into construction: Social networks and their potential impact on knowledge transfer

Work

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 223-232

  Carlan, N A ^a   Kramer, D M ^a   Bigelow, P ^a   Wells, R ^a   Garritano, E ^b   Vi, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Infrastructure Health and Safety Association of Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

communication paths; construction sector; Diffusion of innovations; musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CANADA; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STANDARD; TRADE UNION; WORKLOAD;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CANADA; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LABOR UNIONS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84864577236     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-1345     Document Type: Article

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