Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis of chinese construction companies in the global market

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 166-176

  Lu, Weisheng ^a,b   Li, Heng ^b   Shen, Liyin ^b   Huang, Ting ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Construction industry; Contractors; International development

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHINESE COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION MARKETS; EXTERNAL CONDITIONS; GLOBAL MARKET; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MULTIPLE SOURCE; STATISTICAL REPORT; THREAT ANALYSIS; THREATS ANALYSIS;

CONTRACTORS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 70349317298     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2009)25:4(166)     Document Type: Article

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