The changing paradigms of project management

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 266-274

  Pollack, Julien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Paradigms; Systems approach; Theoretical basis

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ACADEMIC LITERATURE; PARADIGMS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PARADIGM SHIFT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33847324008     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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