Promoting the Use of ICT in the Construction Industry: Assessing the Factors Hindering Usage by Building Contractors in Ghana.

A Thesis Submitted to the Department Of Building Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Construction Management, September-2012

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