Key influences on construction innovation

Construction Innovation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 143-154

  Blayse, A M ^a   Manley, K ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Construction innovation; Innovation drivers; Innovation influences; Innovation obstacles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992985871     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170410815060     Document Type: Article

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