Organizational change: All we want is better projects - Why so difficult?

AACE International Transactions

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Gardner, Philip J ^a  

^a Project Management Consultant   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best practices; Change; Communication; Leadership; Planning; Project management and team work

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICES; CHANGE; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INVESTMENT MARKET; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLES;

DEREGULATION; INVESTMENTS; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 70449484262     PISSN: 15287106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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