Estimation of international construction performance: Analysis at the country level

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-289

  Pheng, Low Sui ^a   Hongbin, Jiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Construction; Internalization; Internationalization; Locational; Nationalities; Ownership; Specialty

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INTERNATIONALIZATION; MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS (MNC);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MANUFACTURING; OWNERSHIP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 2342435294     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619032000089607     Document Type: Article

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