Analysing construction project coalitions: Exploring the application of social network analysis

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 787-797

  Pryke, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Intra coalition networks; Procurement; Project management; Social network analysis (SNA)

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COALITIONS; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS (SNA); SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 8644259989     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619042000206533     Document Type: Article

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