...Yongtao Tan; Liyin Shen; Weisheng Lu; Qiping Shen Purpose This paper aims to provide a solution that allows a contractor to present its maximum competitiveness in meeting the multiple objectives defined by a project client in bidding for a contract. Design/methodology/approach By applying goal...

... consistent with shareholder objectives. If the controls imposed by the shareholders are ineffective, the firm’s performance will suffer and it will become a takeover target. Compares the characteristics of a sample of acquired and non‐acquired firms. Finds evidence that acquired firms are less profitable...

... be achieved between progress and conservation, together with its implications on strategy formulation. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Competition Environment Objectives Organizational policy Strategy Values The accelerating dynamics of business environments are the result of a rapid rise...