So you want to build a convention center: The case of Hope versus reality

Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 23-43

  McNeill, Richard G ^a   Evans, Ronald A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convention center development; Emergent plan; Intended plan; Project management process model; Project planning process groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919555518     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1300/J452v06n01_03     Document Type: Chapter

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