Dynamics of strategic management in the Chinese construction industry

Management Decision

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 551-567

  Cheah, Charles Y J ^a   Chew, David A S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; Construction industry; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944412781     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740510593558     Document Type: Review

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