Project management tools and techniques in high-technology SMEs

Management Research News

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-166

  Murphy, Alan ^a   Ledwith, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Project management; Small to medium sized enterprises; Technology led strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992929425     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170710722973     Document Type: Article

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