Enablers for Singapore contractors to internationalize construction services

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-275

  Ling, Florence Yean Yng ^a   Kwok, Denise Hui Ying ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Building and Construction Authority   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTORS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING; OUTSOURCING;

EXPORTING; SUBCONTRACTORS; VENTURE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EXPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34047099373     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190600781834     Document Type: Article

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