Team characteristics, organizational culture and project success: a neural network approach

International Journal of Industrial Engineering : Theory Applications and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-160

  Dvir, Dov ^a   Ben David, Arie ^a  

^a HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MILITARY ENGINEERING; NEURAL NETWORKS; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL;

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; KEY SUCCESS FACTORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032634033     PISSN: 10724761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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