Project management and its effects on project success: Cross-country and cross-industry comparisons

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1509-1522

  de Carvalho, Marly Monteiro ^a   Patah, Leandro Alves ^a   de Souza Bido, Diógenes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Contingency approach; Performance; Project complexity; Project management; Project management maturity; Success

Indexed keywords

SCHEDULING;

CONTINGENCY APPROACHES; MANAGEMENT MATURITIES; PERFORMANCE; PROJECT COMPLEXITY; SUCCESS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEXITY; FIELD SURVEY; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; CHILE;

EID: 84940440279     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.04.004     Document Type: Article

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