Good theory: Developing a foundation for project management

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-189

  Jugdev, Jugdev ^a  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Ontology; Philosophy of science; Project management; Research; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349134528     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2008.019239     Document Type: Article

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