Ensuring project success through collective competence and creative conflict in public-private partnerships - A case study of Bygga Villa, a Swedish triple helix e-government initiative

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-334

  Ruuska, Inkeri ^a   Teigland, Robin ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collective competence; Community of practice; Conflict; Construction; E government; Project management; Public private partnership

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE; CONFLICT; E-GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PLANNING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMPETITIVENESS; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RESOURCE SCARCITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 64049101427     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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