Network gaps and project success

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1205-1217

  El Sheikh, Ahmed ^a   Pryke, Stephen D ^b  

^a Programme Advisory Services   (Bahrain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Client satisfaction; Gap analysis; Project management; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIENT SATISFACTION; COMMUNICATION PATTERN; CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; GAP ANALYSIS; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; MANAGEMENT TOOL; PRINCIPAL FACTORS; PROJECT EXECUTION; PROJECT GOVERNANCE; PROJECT LIFE CYCLE; PROJECT SUCCESS; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 78650249907     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2010.506643     Document Type: Article

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