Dealing with legitimacy: A key challenge for Project Portfolio Management decision makers

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 30-39

  Gutiérrez, Ernesto ^a   Magnusson, Mats ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision making; Flexibility; Legitimacy; Project Portfolio Management

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INVESTMENTS;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; FLEXIBILITY; FORMAL APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES; INTERVIEW STUDY; LEGITIMACY; MAKING DECISION; PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84887249245     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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