A project sponsor's impact on practice-based learning within projects

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 264-271

  Sense, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Additional keywords; Developing individual competence; Managing individuals development, motivation and reward; Managing teams; Project sponsor; Project team learning; Situated learning

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS; DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL COMPETENCE; MANAGING INDIVIDUALS - DEVELOPMENT, MOTIVATION AND REWARD; MANAGING TEAMS; PROJECT SPONSORS; PROJECT TEAM; SITUATED LEARNING;

INNOVATION;

LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PROJECT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84870746567     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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