What project management really is about: Alternative perspectives on the role and practice of project management

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 371-387

  Söderlund, Jonas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Knowledge perspective; Project management; Project managers; Project organisation; Time perspective

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SCHEDULING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

KNOWLEDGE PERSPECTIVE; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT ORGANIZATIONS; TIME PERSPECTIVE;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 23744466074     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2005.007340     Document Type: Article

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