Risk managements' communicative effects influencing IT project success

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 444-457

  de Bakker, Karel ^a   Boonstra, Albert ^a   Wortmann, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case studies; Communicative action; ERP; Project success; Risk management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATIVE ACTION; ERP IMPLEMENTATION; HABERMAS; INDIVIDUAL RISKS; INSTRUMENTAL ACTION; IT PROJECT; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; PROJECT SUCCESS; RISK IDENTIFICATION; RISK MITIGATING;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84859213111     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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