Mathematical models for predicting Chinese A/E/C firms' competitiveness

Automation in Construction

Volumn 24, Issue , 2012, Pages 40-51

  Ling, Florence Y Y ^a   Li, Shan ^a   Low, Sui Pheng ^a   Ofori, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Social network; Strategy

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FORECASTING; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SURVEYS;

COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; COMPETITIVENESS; CONSTRUCTION MARKETS; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STRATEGY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING TECHNIQUES;

COMPETITION;

EID: 84860281055     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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