Formalization of project portfolio management: The moderating role of project portfolio complexity

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 596-607

  Teller, Juliane ^a   Unger, Barbara Natalie ^a   Kock, Alexander ^a   Gemünden, Hans Georg ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Empirical study; Formalization; Project portfolio complexity; Project portfolio management; Project portfolio success

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENCY ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FORMALIZATION; MODERATING EFFECT; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING EFFECTS; PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTS; PROJECT LEVELS; PROJECT PORTFOLIO; PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING;

COMPLEXITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84860383820     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.01.020     Document Type: Article

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