Tailoring competitive advantages derived from innovation to the needs of construction firms

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 568-580

  Lim, Jay Na ^a   Schultmann, Frank ^a   Ofori, George ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Competition; Construction companies; Construction costs; Innovation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT; COMPETITIVE TOOLS; COMPLETION TIME; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS; COST-INTENSIVE; INNOVATION SYSTEM; INNOVATIVE PRODUCT; ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL DATAS; SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

COMPETITION; COST REDUCTION; ECONOMICS; INNOVATION; PROFITABILITY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 77951281288     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000151     Document Type: Article

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