An integrated model of factors influencing project managers' motivation - Findings from a Swiss Survey

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-72

  Seiler, Stefan ^a   Lent, Bogdan ^b   Pinkowska, Malgorzata ^c   Pinazza, Melanie ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BERN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Human factor; Management; Model validation; Motivation; Performance; Project management

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; MOTIVATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

GOAL-ORIENTED; INTEGRATED MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE; PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT; PERSONNEL RESOURCES; PROJECT MANAGERS; SWITZERLAND;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

INTEGRATED APPROACH; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84866323734     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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