Project management in the context of organizational change: The case of the Portuguese public sector

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 573-585

  Gomes, Carlos F ^a   Yasin, Mahmoud M ^b   Lisboa, João V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational change; Portugal; Project management; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249094058     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550810896479     Document Type: Article

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