Planning and implementation of effective collaboration in construction projects

Construction Innovation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-377

  Shelbourn, M ^a   Bouchlaghem, N M ^a   Anumba, C ^a   Carrillo, P ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction operations; Decision making; Project planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986146087     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170710780101     Document Type: Article

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