Knowledge gathering, team capabilities, and project performance in challenging work environments

Management Science

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1170-1184

  Haas, Martine R ^a  

^a and History   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Knowledge management; Project teams; Quality; Work environment

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CAPABILITIES; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PROJECT TEAMS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 33744797432     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0530     Document Type: Article

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