Understanding project manager identities: a framework for research

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 680-696

  Smith, Charles ^a  

^a Knutsford ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identity performance; Identity resources; Managers; Narrative deconstruction; Project actuality; Project managers; Project stories; Rethinking project management; Sensemaking; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916877051     PISSN: 17538378     EISSN: 17538386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538371111164074     Document Type: Article

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