Integrating self-managed work teams into project management

Journal of Facilities Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-36

  Roper, Kathy O ^a   Phillips, Deborah R ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous work groups; Employees; Morale; Productivity rate; Project management

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149392301     PISSN: 14725967     EISSN: 17410983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14725960710726328     Document Type: Review

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