Review of the application of social network analysis (SNA) in construction project management research

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1214-1225

  Zheng, Xian ^a   Le, Yun ^a   Chan, Albert P C ^b   Hu, Yi ^a   Li, Yongkui ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction project management; Review; Social network analysis; Stakeholder theory

Indexed keywords

REVIEWS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT; EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; NETWORK-BASED; RESEARCH DESIGNS; STAKEHOLDER THEORY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84977267497     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2016.06.005     Document Type: Article

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