Leadership performance is significant to project success or failure: A critical analysis

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 204-216

  Nixon, Phil ^a   Harrington, Megan ^a   Parker, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Project evaluation; Project failure; Project leadership performance; Project management; Project managers; Project success

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855765506     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410401211194699     Document Type: Review

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