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Technology management of IT in construction : a driver or an enabler?

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Technology management of IT in construction : a driver or an enabler? / Aouad, Ghassan; Kagioglou, Michail; Cooper, Rachel et al.
In: Logistics Information Management, Vol. 12, No. 1/2, 1999, p. 130-137.

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Aouad, G, Kagioglou, M, Cooper, R, Hinks, J & Sexton, M 1999, 'Technology management of IT in construction : a driver or an enabler?', Logistics Information Management, vol. 12, no. 1/2, pp. 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576059910256583

APA

Aouad, G., Kagioglou, M., Cooper, R., Hinks, J., & Sexton, M. (1999). Technology management of IT in construction : a driver or an enabler? Logistics Information Management, 12(1/2), 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576059910256583

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Aouad G, Kagioglou M, Cooper R, Hinks J, Sexton M. Technology management of IT in construction : a driver or an enabler? Logistics Information Management. 1999;12(1/2):130-137. doi: 10.1108/09576059910256583

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Aouad, Ghassan ; Kagioglou, Michail ; Cooper, Rachel et al. / Technology management of IT in construction : a driver or an enabler?. In: Logistics Information Management. 1999 ; Vol. 12, No. 1/2. pp. 130-137.

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