The effects of project uncertainty and risk management on IS development project performance: A vendor perspective

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 923-933

  Jun, Liu ^a   Qiuzhen, Wang ^b   Qingguo, Ma ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY CITY COLLEGE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contingency approach; Moderating effects; Outsourced iS development projects; Partial least square (PLS); Project performance; Project uncertainty; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENCY APPROACH; IS DEVELOPMENT; MODERATING EFFECTS; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PROJECT UNCERTAINTY;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTSOURCING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANNING PRACTICE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 80051900658     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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