The new competitiveness in design and construction: 12 strategies that will drive the 21st-century's most successful firms

There are 1.5 million individual companies designing, engineering, constructing and managing the built environment in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia. The main concern of these companies is their ability to thrive ina new global economy that is constantly changing, dauntingly complex, and extremely competitive. Small firms compete locally, middle market firms compete regionally, large firms compete nationally and internationally; but the key to success is about creating a competitive company. Drawing on a two-year research project to define the specific performance characteristics that most accurately identify consistently dominant competitors in the AEC industry, this titlesets out to define twelve strategies that will drive the twenty-first century's most successful firms, regardless of size and location.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-06560-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 07/03/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés