The development of constructs of program context and program success: A qualitative study

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 947-959

  Shao, Jingting ^a   Müller, Ralf ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Leadership competence; Program context; Program success

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS; KEY SUCCESS FACTORS; LEADERSHIP COMPETENCE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY; PROGRAM CONTEXT; PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM SUCCESS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY;

MANAGERS;

LEADERSHIP; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CHINA; NETHERLANDS; SWEDEN;

EID: 80053053262     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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