An alternative taxonomy of project management structures: Linking project management structures and project success

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 198-210

  Lechler, Thomas G ^a   Dvir, Dov ^b  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Project organization classification; Project organization structures; Project performance

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS PROJECTS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GERMANY; MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT ORGANIZATION; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PROJECT SUCCESS; STRUCTURAL TYPE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MANAGERS; TAXONOMIES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77951573288     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2010.2044441     Document Type: Article

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