A three-step design science approach to develop a novel human resource-planning framework in projects: The cases of construction projects in USA, Europe, and Iran

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 419-434

  Pournader, Mehrdokht ^a   Tabassi, Amin Akhavan ^b   Baloh, Peter ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c Department of Innovation and Technology Management   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Construction projects; Design cycle; Design science; Human resources planning framework; Partial least squares; Project management; Relevance cycle; Rigor cycle

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DESIGN CYCLE; DESIGN SCIENCE; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS); RELEVANCE CYCLE; RESOURCES PLANNING; RIGOR CYCLE;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84916879462     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.06.009     Document Type: Article

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