Selecting long-term strategies for construction firms

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 388-398

  Venegas C , Patricio ^a   Alarcón C , Luis F ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 0000697270     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1997)123:4(388)     Document Type: Article

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