Competition and the persistence of profits in the UK construction industry

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 733-745

  Ball, M ^a   Farshchi, M ^a   Grilli, M ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Excessive; Medium size; Price competitive

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION CYCLE; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; CONSTRUCTION MARKETS; EXCESSIVE; MEDIUM SIZE; PRICE COMPETITIVE; UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

COMPETITION;

COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033793889     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461900433023     Document Type: Article

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