Using design-and-build as an entry strategy to the Chinese construction market

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 438-445

  Xu, Tianji ^a   Greenwood, David ^b  

^a Beijing Representative Office   (China)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alliances; Implementing strategy; International projects; Procurement

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ALLIANCES; CONSTRUCTION MARKET; IMPLEMENTING STRATEGY; INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS; PROCUREMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MARKETING; PROJECT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33746888674     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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