Practical framework for measuring performance of international construction firms

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 139, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1154-1167

  Jin, Zhigang ^a,c   Deng, Fei ^b   Li, Heng ^c   Skitmore, Martin ^d  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Benchmarking; Construction firm; International construction; Internationalization; Organizational issues; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SCORECARDS; CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; INTERNATIONALIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS;

COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 84882444665     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000718     Document Type: Article

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