Anticipating and avoiding opposition in large technological projects

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-312

  DeTombe, Dorien J ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Intl Soc Methodol Complex S   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; ENGINEERING; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY;

COMPLEX SOCIETAL PROBLEMS; COMPRAM METHOD; ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT; SOCIETAL OPPOSITIONS; SOCIETAL REACTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 12944316533     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2000.002829     Document Type: Article

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