Improved SWOT approach for conducting strategic planning in the construction industry

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1317-1328

  Lu, Weisheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction companies; Strategic planning; Strategy management; SWOT

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HEURISTIC RULES; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL APPROACH; QUANTITATIVE MODELS; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLAN; STRATEGY MANAGEMENT; SUBARRAY; SWOT; SWOT ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEURISTIC METHODS;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 78649313351     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000240     Document Type: Article

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