Designing and implementing a career path for project managers

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 779-786

  Hölzle, Katharina ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Career; Incentives; Project manager

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CAREER PATHS; CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS; INCENTIVES; KEY SUCCESS FACTORS; PROJECT MANAGERS; QUALITATIVE STUDY;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

HUMAN RESOURCE; LEADERSHIP; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956927731     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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