Human resource management in the project-oriented company: A review

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-323

  Huemann, Martina ^a   Keegan, Anne ^b   Turner, J Rodney ^c  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c SKEMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Managing by projects; Managing of projects; Project oriented company

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

GENERAL MANAGEMENT; PROJECT-ORIENTED COMPANY;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847258333     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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