Expenditure on R&D in China's construction industry has been relatively low in comparison with many developed countries for a number of years—a situation considered to be a major barrier to the industry's competitiveness in general and unsatisfactory as regards industry development of the 31...

<title>ABSTRACT</title> China today is experiencing a time when housing is needed more than ever and one approach satisfying this need is by industrialization -- a streamlined process aimed at generating profits and promoting energy efficiency in the housing sectors. Although large housing programs have been...

Purpose ? The paper aims to explore the key competitiveness indicators (KCIs) that provide the guidelines for helping new real estate developers (REDs) achieve competitiveness during their inception stage in which the organisations start their business. Design/methodology/approach ? The...