Investigating project managers' work values by repertory grids interviews

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 541-553

  Song, Shi Rui ^a   Gale, Andrew ^b  

^a ARUP   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Competences; Management development; Project management; Work psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 46149099129     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710810877811     Document Type: Article

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