Constructing the market position of a project-based firm

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 355-365

  Ahola, Tuomas ^a   Kujala, Jaakko ^b   Laaksonen, Teuvo ^c   Aaltonen, Kirsi ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c METSO AUTOMATION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Functional position; Inter organizational relationship; Market position; Project marketing; Relational position

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; GAS INDUSTRY; MARKETING;

FUNCTIONAL POSITION; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; MARKET POSITION; PROJECT MARKETING; RELATIONAL POSITION;

COMMERCE;

AUTOMATION; CONSTRUCTION; MARKETING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PROJECT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84874295380     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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