Adoption processes for EDM, EDI and BIM technologies in the construction industry

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Samuelson, Olle ^a   Björk, Bo Christer ^b  

^a Drottninggatan 26   (Sweden)

^b HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

adoption; construction; implementation; innovations; IT

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; IMPLEMENTATION; IT; LONGITUDINAL SURVEYS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; QUALITATIVE APPROACH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS;

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84888160242     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/13923730.2013.801888     Document Type: Article

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