Firm performance and information technology utilization in the construction industry

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 499-507

  El Mashaleh, Mohammad ^a   O'Brien, William J ^b   Minchin Jr , R Edward ^c  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided operation; Construction companies; Construction costs; Construction management; Information management; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED OPERATION; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION;

COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DATA ACQUISITION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33646197492     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:5(499)     Document Type: Article

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