Differentiation, conformity, and construction firm performance

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 52-59

  Kale, Serdar ^a   Arditi, David ^b  

^a BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Engineering firms; Regulations

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATING; ENGINEERING FIRMS; INSTITUTIONAL FORCES; LEGITIMIZATION PROCESS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMICS; FINANCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PERFORMANCE; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 14744292775     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2003)19:2(52)     Document Type: Review

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