Managing for innovation in large and complex recovery programmes: Tsunami lessons from Sri Lanka

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-130

  Koria, Mikko ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Innovation management; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

COORDINATION REACTIONS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MILITARY OPERATIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TSUNAMIS;

CIVIL WARS; INDIAN OCEANS; INNOVATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERS; NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS; SHEER SIZES; SRI LANKA;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

CIVIL WAR; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004; INNOVATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 59649095437     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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