A multi-level causal model for best practices in project management

Benchmarking

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-36

  Loo, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best practice; Leadership; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; EDUCATION; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

MODERATOR VARIABLES;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 0242333160     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770310457520     Document Type: Article

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