Contingency-based approach to firm performance in construction: Critical review of empirical research

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Deng, Fei ^a   Smyth, Hedley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contingency theory; Firm performance; Methodology; Organizational fit; Organizational issues; Performance measurement; Performance measures

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENCY THEORY; FIRM PERFORMANCE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL FIT; ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS;

IRON RESEARCH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84884660273     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000738     Document Type: Article

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