An investigation of governance frameworks for public projects in Norway and the UK

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-50

  Williams, Terry ^a   Klakegg, Ole Jonny ^b   Magnussen, Ole Morten ^b   Glasspool, Helene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Case studies; Governance; Public projects

Indexed keywords

KEY PARTS; PUBLIC INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC PROJECT;

INVESTMENTS;

RESEARCH;

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70450270944     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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