Information technology and perceived competitive advantage: An empirical study of engineering consulting firms in Taiwan

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 227-240

  Tan, Raykun R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Engineering consulting industry; Information technology; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; ENGINEERING CONSULTING; INTERNAL EFFICIENCIES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

COMPETITION;

BUSINESS SERVICES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ENGINEERING CONSULTING INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SERVICE SECTOR;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0030446198     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461996373485     Document Type: Article

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