Project risk management methodology for small firms

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 327-340

  Marcelino Sádaba, Sara ^a   Pérez Ezcurdia, Amaya ^a   Echeverría Lazcano, Angel M ^b   Villanueva, Pedro ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b Zabala Innovation Consulting   (Spain)

Author keywords

Project risk management methodology; Small firms; Strategic risks

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COMPANY'S STRATEGY; MANAGEMENT METHOD; MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY; PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT; SMALL FIRM; STRATEGIC RISKS;

INDUSTRY;

BUSINESS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; LEGISLATION; METHODOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84890158263     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.05.009     Document Type: Article

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