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Reference no. 9-690-074
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1990
Version: 26 March 1990
Length: 12 pages
Data source: Field research

Abstract

Describes the growth of a construction management company and the operating problems it now encounters. Designed to introduce students to the value of competition in the construction industry, to show how the techniques of value analysis can be used to strategic advantage, and to illustrate the strains that growth places on an entrepreneurial and informal operating system. Also raises issues of quality and productivity in a service setting.
Location:
Size:
Gross revenue USD30-50 million revenues
Other setting(s):
1986

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Abstract

Describes the growth of a construction management company and the operating problems it now encounters. Designed to introduce students to the value of competition in the construction industry, to show how the techniques of value analysis can be used to strategic advantage, and to illustrate the strains that growth places on an entrepreneurial and informal operating system. Also raises issues of quality and productivity in a service setting.

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Location:
Size:
Gross revenue USD30-50 million revenues
Other setting(s):
1986

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