Chasing a snail: Innovation and housebuilding firms' strategies

Housing Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-22

  Ball, Michael ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HOUSING; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032936902     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673039982975     Document Type: Article

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