Project sustainability strategies: A systematic literature review

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1071-1083

  Aarseth, Wenche ^a   Ahola, Tuomas ^a,b   Aaltonen, Kirsi ^c   Økland, Andreas ^a   Andersen, Bjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Project host; Project management; Sustainability; Sustainability strategies

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

LITERATURE REVIEWS; PROJECT HOST; PROJECT ORGANISATIONS; PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HEATING; INNOVATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

NORWAY;

EID: 85008179588     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2016.11.006     Document Type: Article

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