In recent years the construction industry has become increasingly aware of the potential of thetechnical knowledge held by construction professionals and the need to manage it effectively.However, organisations have experienced numerous problems in implementing and sustainingKnowledge Management...

The purpose of this conceptual paper is to address the lack of consistent means through which strategies are identified and discussed across theoretical perspectives in the field of business strategy. A standardised referencing system is offered to codify the means by which strategies can be...

Considerable resources are expended annually on building business brands, yet the literature is virtually silent on brand loyalty in a business setting. This study examines the relationship between attitudinal loyalty and behavioral loyalty in a business services context, and attempts to...

Switching costs has been recognised as a primary reason why dissatisfied customers stay with their suppliers. While a validated multidimensional scale of switching costs exists in a business-to-consumer context, there has been little empirical research effort devoted to operationalising...

Considerable resources are expended annually on building business brands, yet the literature is virtually silent on brand loyalty in a business setting. This study examines the relationship between attitudinal loyalty and behavioural loyalty in a business services context, and attempts to...

The Department of Energy Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) is interested in assessing the potential economic impacts of its portfolio of programs on national employment and income. A special purpose version of the IMPLAN input-output model called ImBuild is used...

The morality of marketing practices in the construction industry is an issue of economic and social significance which attracts public and legislative concern. Criticisms, as well as negative publicity, are mostly concentrated around collusive tendering: illegal agreements between tenderers that...

This paper presents findings of a pilot study, which evaluates financial ratios in the Indonesian construction firms. The study is an extension of a larger study that is an attempt to explore strategic practices for Indonesian construction firms that generates a competitive advantage. The...