The impact of principal-agent relationship and contract type on communication between project owner and manager

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 398-403

  Müller, Ralf ^a   Turner, J Rodney ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Lille Graduate School of Management   (France)

Author keywords

Communication; Contracting; Principal agent; Transaction costs economics

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CONTRACTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

COMMUNICATION STRUCTURES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL-AGENT THEORY; TRANSACTION COSTS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 21444459526     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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