Project management scholarship: Relevance, impact and five integrative challenges for business and management schools

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 686-696

  Söderlund, Jonas ^a   Maylor, Harvey ^b  

^a BI ^*  (Norway)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact; Integrative challenges; Project management research; Relevance

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT; BUSINESS SCHOOLS; CO-PRODUCTION; IMPACT; INTEGRATIVE CHALLENGES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; RELEVANCE; RESEARCH AGENDA;

CURRICULA; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 84862643554     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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