The determinants of the vertical boundaries of the construction firm: Response

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-236

  Bridge, Adrian J ^a   Tisdell, Clem ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capability, competence; Construction firm; Transaction costs; Vertical boundaries

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPETENCE CAPABILITY; CONSTRUCTION FIRM; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS; VERTICAL BOUNDARIES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33645122649     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190600604895     Document Type: Article

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