Significance of location factors for Singapore transnational construction corporations

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 342-353

  Cuervo, Javier C ^a   Pheng, Low Sui ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Construction industry; International economics; International organizations; Singapore; Transnational companies

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; SINGAPORE; TRANSNATIONAL COMPANIES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 3242720291     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980310502955     Document Type: Article

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