Impact of resources and strategies on construction company performance

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-18

  Isik, Zeynep ^a   Arditi, David ^a   Dikmen, Irem ^b   Birgonul, M Talat ^b  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Company performance measurement; Project management competencies; Resources and capabilities; Strategic decisions

Indexed keywords

COMPANY PERFORMANCE; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CUSTOMER NEED; DIRECT IMPACT; FINANCIAL MEASURES; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STRATEGIC DECISIONS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TURKISHS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROFITABILITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 73449130549     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2010)26:1(9)     Document Type: Article

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