Correlation between innovation and performance of construction firms

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1722-1731

  Choi, Seokin ^a   Jang, Hyounseung ^a   Hyun, Joonsik ^b  

^a Construction and Economy Research Institute of Korea ^*  (South Korea)

^b DM Investment and Development   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fit; Innovation; Performance; Process fit; Process innovation; Product fit; Product innovation

Indexed keywords

ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; DIRECT IMPACT; EXTERNAL FACTORS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; MARKET LEADERSHIP; PROCESS INNOVATION; PRODUCT INNOVATION; TIME PERIODS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

INNOVATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; MARKET SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 70749120947     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L09-070     Document Type: Article

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