The moderating effect of risk on the relationship between planning and success

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 435-441

  Zwikael, Ofer ^a   Pathak, Raghuvar Dutt ^b   Singh, Gurmeet ^b   Ahmed, Shamsuddin ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Planning; Project success; Risk

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PLANNING; RISKS;

MODERATING EFFECT; PROJECT EFFICIENCY; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT PLANNING; PROJECT SUCCESS; STEERING COMMITTEE; SUCCESS MEASURE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANNING PROCESS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84894264199     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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