The role of customers and vendors in modern construction equipment technology diffusion

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1203-1221

  Sepasgozar, Samad M E ^a   Loosemore, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction; Construction equipment; Customers; Diffusion; Innovation; Technology

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DIFFUSION; EQUIPMENT; INNOVATION; MACHINERY; SALES; TECHNOLOGY;

CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION; CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUSTOMERS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY; MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 85034273699     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/ECAM-06-2016-0149     Document Type: Article

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