IT implementation in the construction organization

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 371-

  Whyte, Jennifer ^a   Bouchlaghem, Dino ^b   Thorpe, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emerging technologies; Implementation; Information technology; Innovation; Organization; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993030019     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021231     Document Type: Review

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