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050 0 4 _a658.99 $2 18
100 1 _aAbbott, Carl
245 0 0 _aHidden innovation in the construction and property sectors
_h[electronic resource]
260 _aLondon
_bRICS
_c2007
490 0 _aRICS Research Paper Series
_v7(20) December 2007
520 _aArgues that the construction and property industries' poor reputation for innovation is unjustified, and illustrates that much of the innovation in the sector is hidden from conventional methods. Examines the scale and importance of the construction sector, the nature of innovation in construction (sector-led, business-led and project-level innovation), proxy metrics of hidden innovation, and drivers and barriers to innovation.
521 2 _aAdvanced
590 _aKA
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
_y
690 _aConstruction management
_96230
700 1 _aBarrett, Peter
700 1 _aRuddock, Les
700 1 _aSexton, Martin
710 2 _aRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
_bResearch
_94902
710 2 _aUniversity of Salford
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