Predicting project portfolio success by measuring management quality-a longitudinal study

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-226

  Jonas, Daniel ^a   Kock, Alexander ^b   Gemünden, Hans Georg ^b  

^a Campana and Schott   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Management quality; project management; project portfolio management; project portfolio success

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION QUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MANAGEMENT QUALITY; PROJECT PORTFOLIO; PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT; PROJECT PORTFOLIO SUCCESS; TIME-PERIODS;

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INVESTMENTS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84876748939     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2012.2200041     Document Type: Article

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