What is project business?

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 343-353

  Artto, Karlos A ^a   Wikström, Kim ^b,c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c PBI Research Institute for Project Based Industry   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business; Firm; Project; Project business

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BIBLIOMETRY; ORGANIZATION THEORY; PROJECT BUSINESS; PSYCHOMETRIC THEORIES; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 21444433764     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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