Managing short-term efficiency and long-term development through industrialized construction

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 97-108

  Eriksson, Per Erik ^a   Olander, Stefan ^b   Szentes, Henrik ^a   Widén, Kristian ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambidexterity; efficiency; industrialization; infrastructure; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AMBIDEXTERITY; EXPLOITATION AND EXPLORATIONS; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZED CONSTRUCTION; INFRASTRUCTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR;

INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFRASTRUCTURE; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84896542504     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2013.814920     Document Type: Article

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