Classification of innovation for strategic decision making in construction businesses

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 963-978

  Lim, Jay Na ^a   Ofori, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Innovation; Profit maximization; Systems thinking; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION BUSINESSES; CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION; PEARSON CORRELATION ANALYSIS; PROFIT MAXIMIZATION; STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

DECISION MAKING; INNOVATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

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

EID: 34648831644     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190701393026     Document Type: Article

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