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Background of Internationalizing Construction Firms and Cities

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This chapter examines the characteristics of Singapore’s A/E firms and their motivations and objectives, competitive advantages and competitiveness, choice of markets, difficulties and risks incurred, and the prerequisites and Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for internationalization.

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Peh, L.C., Low, S.P. (2013). Background of Internationalizing Construction Firms and Cities. In: Organization Design for International Construction Business. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35164-8_9

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