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Towards am innovative management information system to assist in the strategic management of consulting engineering firms in a transitional South African environment

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4 Author(s)
Marshall, T. ; VKE Eng., Pinegowrie, South Africa ; Pretorius, L. ; Langenhoven, H.P. ; Strauss, A.

The objectives are to illustrate how the turbulent transitional environment of post-apartheid South Africa complicates the strategic management of professional engineering service firms and explain the process of developing a simple management information system to extend strategic planning horizons for such firms. A practical and empirical rather than a highly theoretical approach was chosen in order to start providing South African consulting engineering firms with useful information for managing their businesses at the earliest possible date

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Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on  (Volume:1 )

Date of Conference: 1999

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