The unmanageability of construction and the theoretical psycho-social dynamics of projects

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 345-351

  Wild, Alan ^a  

^a 22 Elmfield Crescent ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(un) manageability; Boundaries; Fragmentation; Instability; Role; Role set

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993044935     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021229     Document Type: Review

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