Cultural differences in project management capabilities: A field study

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 454-462

  Zwikael, Ofer ^a   Shimizu, Kazuo ^b   Globerson, Shlomo ^c  

^a NETANYA ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b PMI Tokyo   (Japan)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Cultural differences; Organizational support; Project management; Project planning

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; PERFORMANCE; PLANNING; SCHEDULING;

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES; ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT; PROJECT PLANNING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 24344494424     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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