Relationship between construction firm strategies and innovation outcomes

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 764-771

  Manley, Karen ^a   Mcfallan, Steve ^b   Kajewski, Stephen ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Business management; Construction management; Innovation

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BEST PRACTICE; BUSINESS MANAGEMENT; BUSINESS PROCESS; BUSINESS STRATEGY; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION INDEX; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; MARKETING STRATEGY; PRACTICAL GUIDANCE; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; PROJECT-BASED; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RESPONSE RATE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MARKETING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS;

INNOVATION;

EID: 67651207816     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000030     Document Type: Article

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