Analyzing project management research: Perspectives from top management journals

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 435-446

  Kwak, Young Hoon ^a   Anbari, Frank T ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allied disciplines; Project management; Top management journals; Trends analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLIED DISCIPLINES; JOURNAL PUBLICATION; MANAGEMENT JOURNALS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; TOP MANAGEMENT; TOP MANAGEMENT JOURNALS; TRENDS ANALYSIS; VALUE MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349170521     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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