Managing knowledge and intellectual capital for improved organizational innovations in the construction industry: An examination of critical success factors

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 301-315

  Egbu, Charles O ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Critical success factors; Innovation; Intellectual capital; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS; INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL (IC); KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM); ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIONS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 9444267658     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980410558494     Document Type: Article

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