IT project managers' construction of successful project management practice: A repertory grid investigation

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-282

  Napier, Nannette P ^a   Keil, Mark ^a   Tan, Felix B ^b  

^a GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

IT project management; Project management skills; Project manager skills; Repertory grid

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849122431     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: 13652575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2007.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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