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Encouraging Internationalization and Sustainable Competitiveness in Construction: A Preliminary Approach in Portugal

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  • José Maria Gomes

    (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), Portugal)

  • Bruno Barbosa Sousa

    (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), Portugal & CiTUR, Portugal)

  • Teresa Dieguez

    (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), Portugal)

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The Civil Construction and Public Works sector in Portugal has undergone huge oscillations over the last years, reflected on the number of companies, turnover and number of direct employees assigned to the activity. This sector is an important sector for economic growth and companies must adopt strategic analysis and control tools in order to survive and remain competitive. Companies operate in a large, highly competitive and demanding market, with new players and new business models. Companies need to find new ways of competing worldwide and internationalization emerges as one of the business responses to the challenge of globalization. Sustainability is a commitment to the future, a route that organizations must travel to search the best solutions to humankind problems, whether they are economic, social or environmental.

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  • José Maria Gomes & Bruno Barbosa Sousa & Teresa Dieguez, 2022. "Encouraging Internationalization and Sustainable Competitiveness in Construction: A Preliminary Approach in Portugal," International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), IGI Global, vol. 13(4), pages 1-11, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jsesd0:v:13:y:2022:i:4:p:1-11
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