An empirical investigation into the link between information technology implementation barriers and coping strategies in the Australian construction industry

Construction Innovation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 155-171

  Stewart, R A ^a   Mohamed, S ^a   Marosszeky, M ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Construction; Coping strategies; Decision making tiers; Information technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992975961     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170410815079     Document Type: Article

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