Senior management perceptions of project management competence

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-16

  Crawford, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Performance; Project management competence; Standards

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE; PROJECT MANAGERS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 11944272395     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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