Is strategy being implemented through projects? Contrary evidence from a leader in New Public Management

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 887-900

  Young, Raymond ^a   Young, Michael ^a   Jordan, Ernest ^b   O'Connor, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Programme portfolio management; Project failure; Strategy implementation

Indexed keywords

IS STRATEGY; NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT; PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTS; PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT; PROJECT FAILURES; PROJECT GOVERNANCE; STRATEGIC GOALS; STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION;

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INVESTMENTS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH WORK; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84866366166     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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