People capability of project-based organisations: A conceptual framework

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 566-576

  Bredin, Karin ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Organisational capabilities; People capability; People management systems; Project capabilities; Project based organisations; Projects

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

(R ,S ,S) POLICY; COMPLEX PRODUCT SYSTEMS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; ELSEVIER (CO); FUTURE RESEARCH; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM); PEOPLE MANAGEMENT;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FUTURE PROSPECT; HUMAN RESOURCE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 47249117852     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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