The project management office as an organisational innovation

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 547-555

  Hobbs, Brian ^a   Aubry, Monique ^a   Thuillier, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Innovation; Organisation; Project management office (PMO)

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP; ELSEVIER (CO); MAINSTREAM (MS); ORGANISATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 47249117432     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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