Construction as a Knowledge-Based Industry

Knowledge Management in Construction

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 31-49

  Egbu, Charles O ^a   Robinson, Herbert S ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Creation; Economy; Industry; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889363866     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470759554.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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