Project relationships - A model for analyzing interactional uncertainty

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-12

  Jensen, Christian ^a   Johansson, Staffan ^b   Löfström, Mikael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environment; Interactional uncertainty; Organizational relationships; Project management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MONITORING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INTERACTIONAL UNCERTAINTY; ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 30744471887     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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