International competitiveness of the Canadian construction industry: A comparison with Japan and the United States

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 640-652

  Momaya, Kiran ^a   Selby, Kenneth ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Canadian construction industry; Industry performance; International competitiveness; Japan; Strategic management; United states

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS;

CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; JAPAN; MULTICRITERIA HIERARCHICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVENESS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURING;

JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032147459     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l98-004     Document Type: Article

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