A new governance approach for multi-firm projects: Lessons from Olkiluoto 3 and Flamanville 3 nuclear power plant projects

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 647-660

  Ruuska, Inkeri ^a   Ahola, Tuomas ^a   Artto, Karlos ^a   Locatelli, Giorgio ^b   Mancini, Mauro ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flamanville 3; Governance; Large project; Multi firm project; Nuclear power plant project; Olkiluoto 3; Project network

Indexed keywords

FLAMANVILLE 3; GOVERNANCE; LARGE PROJECT; MULTI-FIRM PROJECT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PROJECT; OLKILUOTO 3; PROJECT NETWORKS;

COMMERCE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SPHERES;

INDUSTRY;

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FINLAND; FRANCE;

EID: 79960054401     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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