Team roles and team performance in defence acquisition

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 667-682

  Blenkinsop, Neil ^a   Maddison, Annie ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defence sector; Project management; Team management; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547109904     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710710761298     Document Type: Article

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