Performance of minority firms providing construction management services in the US transportation sector

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 839-851

  Kim, Ahim ^a   Arditi, David ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management services; Diversity; Equal opportunity; Firm performance; Minority firms; Women owned firms

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; DIVERSITY; EQUAL OPPORTUNITY; FIRM PERFORMANCE; MINORITY FIRMS; WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

INDUSTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956723676     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2010.483331     Document Type: Article

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