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A CASE STUDY OF THE FAILURE OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION TO CROSS KNOWLEDGE BOUNDARIES IN VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTION

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Pages 556-573 | Received 02 Oct 2009, Accepted 19 Jan 2010, Published online: 10 Jun 2010

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