The role of intuition and improvisation in project management

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 483-492

  Leybourne, Stephen ^a   Sadler Smith, Eugene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Improvisation; Intuition; Project management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

IMPROVISATION; INTUITIVE JUDGEMENTS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746656885     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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