Critical success factors for construction ICT projects - Some empirical evidence and lessons for emerging economies

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 12, Issue , 2007, Pages 231-249

  Ugwu, Onuegbu O ^a   Kumaraswamy, Mohan M ^b  

^a JU Consulting and Research Services Limited   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive system; Critical success factors (CSF); Developing countries; Evidence based research; Human resource management; ICT project management; Organisational behaviour

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INDUCTANCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS (CSF); EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH; ICT PROJECT MANAGEMENT; ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34047159561     PISSN: 14036835     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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