What's in a name: Project or programme?

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 232-240

  Pellegrinelli, Sergio ^a  

^a SP Associates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Becoming; Functional instrumental; Labels; Ontology; Programme management; Project management; Social constructionist

Indexed keywords

BECOMING; CONTEXT SENSITIVE; FUNCTIONAL INSTRUMENTAL; PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST; SOCIAL REALITY;

ONTOLOGY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ETHICS; MODELING; PHILOSOPHY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 78650848402     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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