Dimensions of distance in a project network: Exploring Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant project

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-153

  Ruuska, Inkeri ^a   Artto, Karlos ^a   Aaltonen, Kirsi ^a   Lehtonen, Päivi ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distance; Large projects; Nuclear power plant; Project implementation; Project management; Project network

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; POWER PLANTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DISTANCE; LARGE PROJECTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION; PROJECT NETWORK;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH WORK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 59649100795     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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