Managing inter-institutional projects: The significance of isochronism, timing norms and temporal misfits

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 480-490

  Dille, Therese ^a   Söderlund, Jonas ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Institution; Isochronism; Temporal misfit; Time; Timing norm

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTION; ISOCHRONISM; TEMPORAL MISFIT; TIME; TIMING NORM;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FUTURE PROSPECT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79953286036     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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