Organization and managerial environment of the Korean construction industry

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 409-419

  Kim, Sunkuk ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korean construction industry; Managerial environment; Organization structure; Organizational life cycle

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGERS;

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS; CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS; CORPORATE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE; MANAGERIAL ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIZATION STRUCTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE CYCLE;

COMPETITION;

EID: 0343638175     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461997372782     Document Type: Article

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