Three domains of project organising

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 721-731

  Winch, Graham M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commercial management; Owners and operators; Project governance; Project based firm; Temporary organisation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; RESEARCH;

COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EMBEDDEDNESS; PROJECT ECOLOGY; PROJECT GOVERNANCE; PROJECT-BASED FIRMS; RESOURCING; TEMPORARY ORGANISATION;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; OWNERSHIP; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

EID: 84899902261     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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