Modelling stakeholder-associated risk networks in green building projects

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 66-81

  Yang, Rebecca J ^a   Zou, Patrick X W ^b   Wang, Jiayuan ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Green building project; Risk; Social network analysis; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISKS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

BUILDING PROJECTS; CHINESE CONTEXT; FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW; GREEN BUILDING PROJECTS; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; GROUP WORKSHOPS; RISK NETWORKS; STAKEHOLDER;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BUILDING; MODELING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STAKEHOLDER;

AUSTRALIA; CHINA;

EID: 84955415547     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.09.010     Document Type: Article

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