Flexibility management in the changing competitive environment

CME 2007 Conference - Construction Management and Economics: 'Past, Present and Future'

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 689-698

  Lim, Benson ^a   Ling, Florence ^a   Ofori, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Management of change; Management of firm

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT; COMPETITIVENESS; CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; REAL OPTION APPROACHES; SUPPLY CHAIN RELATIONSHIPS;

COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONNEL; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84877614550     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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