Social capital in project-based organizations: Its role, structure, and impact on project performance

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-14

  Di Vincenzo, Fausto ^a   Mascia, Daniele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knowledge integration; Organizational design; Performance; Project based organizations; Social capital

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNS; PERFORMANCE; PROJECT-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; SOCIAL CAPITALS;

SURVEYS;

KNOWLEDGE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 84866314159     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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