Business definition and performance implications: The case of the Belgian construction sector

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 639-652

  Houthoofd, Noël ^a  

^a HUBrussel   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Business definition; Business domain choice; Construction sector; Performance differences

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; BUSINESS DEFINITION; BUSINESS DOMAIN CHOICE; CONSTRUCTION SECTOR; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCES; PRODUCT TYPES; RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITALS; SALES GROWTH; SALES MARGINS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; SALES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

BUSINESS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FIRM SIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449360274     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903029543     Document Type: Article

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