Dancing in the white spaces: Exploring gendered assumptions in successful project managers' discourse about their work

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 552-559

  Thomas, Janice Lynne ^a,b   Buckle Henning, Pamela ^c  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive styles; Discourse; Gender; Project management; Project manager skills

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE STYLE;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

GENDER; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SKILLED LABOR;

EID: 34447576882     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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