The project planning myth in international development

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 420-439

  Ika, Lavagnon A ^a   Saint Macary, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

International development; Management strategy; Manager's roles and functions; Managers; Myths; Planning; Project management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905219673     PISSN: 17538378     EISSN: 17538386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538371211235308     Document Type: Article

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