Growth factors for construction companies in Malaysia
In General, most firms have multiple objectives to sustain and success in their business. For the short term, firms pay more attention to profit maximization. However for the long term, profit is no longer a prime objective because one of the objectives which may dominate the management of firm is...
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| author | Bakar, Abu Hassan Abu Said, Ilias Shafiei, Mohd Wira Mohd Razak, Arman Abd. Yusof, Mohamad Nizam |
| author_facet | Bakar, Abu Hassan Abu Said, Ilias Shafiei, Mohd Wira Mohd Razak, Arman Abd. Yusof, Mohamad Nizam |
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| description | In General, most firms have multiple objectives to sustain and success in their business. For the
short term, firms pay more attention to profit maximization. However for the long term, profit is no
longer a prime objective because one of the objectives which may dominate the management of firm is growth. It is a change in assets, turnover, profits, number of employees and share price during the process of organizational change. Growth does not take place automatically, but must be planned strategically and implemented effectively by the organizations. The strategies for growth are vital for companies’ success. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to establish
factors determining growth of construction companies in Malaysia. This paper starts of with reviewing past literature on growth of firm and attempt to establish a new area that need further investigation. Study focuses on the growth factors that responsible for the growth of construction companies in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | usm-347762018-07-20T07:12:07Z http://eprints.usm.my/34776/ Growth factors for construction companies in Malaysia Bakar, Abu Hassan Abu Said, Ilias Shafiei, Mohd Wira Mohd Razak, Arman Abd. Yusof, Mohamad Nizam TH1-9745 Building construction In General, most firms have multiple objectives to sustain and success in their business. For the short term, firms pay more attention to profit maximization. However for the long term, profit is no longer a prime objective because one of the objectives which may dominate the management of firm is growth. It is a change in assets, turnover, profits, number of employees and share price during the process of organizational change. Growth does not take place automatically, but must be planned strategically and implemented effectively by the organizations. The strategies for growth are vital for companies’ success. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to establish factors determining growth of construction companies in Malaysia. This paper starts of with reviewing past literature on growth of firm and attempt to establish a new area that need further investigation. Study focuses on the growth factors that responsible for the growth of construction companies in Malaysia. 2008-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34776/1/HBP45.pdf Bakar, Abu Hassan Abu and Said, Ilias and Shafiei, Mohd Wira Mohd and Razak, Arman Abd. and Yusof, Mohamad Nizam (2008) Growth factors for construction companies in Malaysia. In: 2nd International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries., 3rd- 4th December 2008, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang. |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Bakar, Abu Hassan Abu Said, Ilias Shafiei, Mohd Wira Mohd Razak, Arman Abd. Yusof, Mohamad Nizam Growth factors for construction companies in Malaysia |
| title | Growth factors for construction companies in Malaysia |
| title_full | Growth factors for construction companies in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Growth factors for construction companies in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth factors for construction companies in Malaysia |
| title_short | Growth factors for construction companies in Malaysia |
| title_sort | growth factors for construction companies in malaysia |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/34776/ http://eprints.usm.my/34776/1/HBP45.pdf |