Exploring the value of project management: Linking Project Management Performance and Project Success

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 202-217

  Mir, Farzana Asad ^a   Pinnington, Ashly H ^a  

^a THE BRITISH UNIVERSITY IN DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Performance assessment; PMPA framework; Project management performance; Project success; UAE organisations

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS;

EMPIRICAL DATA; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PMPA FRAMEWORK; PROJECT SUCCESS; RESEARCH STUDIES; UAE ORGANISATIONS; VARIABLE RELATIONSHIPS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84890198091     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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