Managing creative projects: An empirical synthesis of activities

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 116-126

  Simon, Laurent ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Creative projects; Innovation; Managing and leading; Managing projects; Teams

Indexed keywords

MARKETING; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CREATIVE PROJECTS; FLOW-BALANCER; GAME-MASTER; MANAGING AND LEADING; MANAGING PROJECTS; PROJECT MANAGERS; SENSE-MAKER; WEB-WEAVER;

MANAGERS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 32644485474     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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