Measuring project sustainability maturity level - A fuzzy-based approach

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 76-100

  Siew, Renard Y J ^a   Balatbat, Maria C A ^b   Carmichael, David G ^b  

^a Sime Darby Berhad   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fuzzy; Maturity; Project management; Project sustainability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CURRENT PRACTICES; FUZZY; MANAGEMENT MATURITIES; MATURITY; MATURITY ASSESSMENTS; MATURITY LEVELS; PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84953226200     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2016.073680     Document Type: Article

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