A consideration of reflexive practice within the critical projects movement

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 539-546

  Sage, Daniel ^a   Dainty, Andrew ^a   Brookes, Naomi ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical project management; Dialectics; Power; Reflexivity

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL PROJECTS; NEW DIRECTIONS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT THEORY; REFLEXIVE APPROACH;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EXPLORATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77953353463     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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