Projects as communicating systems: Creating a culture of innovation and performance

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-37

  Johannessen, Jon Arild ^a   Olsen, Bjørn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Bodøs Graduate School of Business   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communication; Information; Innovation; Permanent systems; Projects; Temporary continuity; Temporary systems

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS;

COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES; COMMUNICATION PROCESS; CULTURE OF INNOVATIONS; INFORMATION; PROJECT COMMUNICATIONS; PROJECTS; TEMPORARY CONTINUITY; VALUE CREATION PROCESS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650514891     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.04.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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