ICTs, videoconferencing and the construction industry: Opportunity or threat?

Construction Innovation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 129-144

  Bower, D Jane ^a   Hinks, John ^b   Wright, Howard ^c   Hardcastle, Cliff ^d   Cuckow, Heather ^d  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Advanced Built Environment Research   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Construction Industry; Design; Information and communications technologies (ICTs); Innovation; Innovation blockers; Process; Tacit knowledge; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993028846     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170110814569     Document Type: Article

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