The strategic implications of e-commerce for the design and construction industry

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 241-248

  Johnson, Robert ^a   Clayton, Mark ^a   Xia, ge ^a   Woo, Jeong Han ^a   Song, Yunsik ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Design and construction industry; e commerce; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993063574     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021219     Document Type: Review

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