Project management quality and the value of flexible strategies

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-289

  Ford, David N ^a   Bhargav, Shilpa ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Management strategy; Project management; Quality; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PERFORMANCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING;

MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; QUALITY; UNCERTAIN CONDITIONS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745107509     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980610669697     Document Type: Article

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