Frameworks for analysing international construction

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-391

  Ofori, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Conceptual frameworks; Overseas construction; Research agenda

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

COMPETITIVENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0043270594     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619032000049746     Document Type: Article

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