Adapting to clients’ needs in construction – a dialogue

Facilities

Volumn 19, Issue , 2001, Pages 71-79

  Smith, Jim ^a   Love, Peter E d ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Change; Clients; Construction industry; Project management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037926     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632770110362848     Document Type: Article

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