The challenge of customer orientation in the construction industry

Construction Innovation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-12

  Fadhil Dulaimi, Mohammed ^a  

^a THE BRITISH UNIVERSITY IN DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Customer orientation; Customer satisfaction; Design; Fragmentation; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992944109     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170510815131     Document Type: Article

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