Coordination and control in emerging international construction firms

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-13

  Neves, Joao C ^a   Bugalho, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b ISEG LISBON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Portugal)

Author keywords

International business; Management control; Multinational firms

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT;

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; MANAGEMENT CONTROL; MULTINATIONAL FIRMS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

BUSINESS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GLOBALIZATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38849184636     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190701793670     Document Type: Article

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