Leadership lessons from managing technology-intensive teams

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-133

  Thamhain, Hans J ^a  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Product development; Project management; Project performance; Team leadership; Teamwork; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78549252398     PISSN: 02198770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219877009001595     Document Type: Article

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