Construction firms at the crossroads in Hong Kong: Going insolvency or seeking opportunity

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-124

  Chan, John K W ^a   Tam, C M ^a   Cheung, Ruby K c ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Financial performance; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPETITION; CONTRACTS; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; QUALITY CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUSINESS SURVIVAL; FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING RATIOS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; HONG KONG;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 18844417454     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980510584476     Document Type: Article

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