Patterns of empowerment and leadership style in project environment

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 638-649

  Nauman, Shazia ^a   Mansur Khan, Azhar ^a   Ehsan, Nadeem ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Customer service; Effective project management; Empowerment; Leadership style; More virtual and less virtual projects

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SERVICE; CUSTOMER SERVICES; LEADERSHIP STYLE; MODERATING EFFECT; PROJECT ENVIRONMENT; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL PROJECTS;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EMPOWERMENT; LEADERSHIP; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77955508968     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.11.013     Document Type: Article

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