LEADER 05189nam 2200661 450 001 9910786241003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-118-58678-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000341283 035 $a(EBL)1134689 035 $a(OCoLC)830166813 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001690378 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16534147 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001690378 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15060483 035 $a(PQKB)25058550 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1134689 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11099117 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781118586785 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1134689 035 $a(NjHacI)992670000000341283 035 $a(BIP)043000499 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000341283 100 $a20160407h20122012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aManaging projects in Africa $eessentials from the Project Management Journal 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aHoboken, New Jersey :$cProject Management Institute,$d2012. 210 4$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (309 p.) 225 1 $aProject Management Journal 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-58690-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Copyright page; From the Editors; Africa's Project Context at the Start of the 21st Century; Summary of Articles; Contributions; References; Project Management Trilogy Challenges in Africa-Where to From Here?; Introduction; Background to PM Trilogy Challenges; Addressing PM Trilogy Challenges-Where to From Here?; Conclusion; References; Linking Policies to Projects: The Key to Identifying the Right Public Investment Projects; Introduction; The Research; Projects in Developing Countries; What Links Policies to the Right Projects? 327 $aImproving Governance of Public Investment Projects in Developing CountriesFactors That Could Affect the Implementation of a Project Governance System in Developing Countries; How Are the Right Projects Identified Through a Project Governance System?; Conclusion; References; Project Management for Development in Africa: Why Projects Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It; Introduction; What Are International Development Projects?; Project Management in International Development; International Development Project Management Problems and Traps 327 $aInternational Development Project Management ProblemsInternational Development Project Management Traps; Contribution of Project Management to International Development; An Agenda for Action; An Agenda for Research; Conclusion; References; Managing Political Risks of Chinese Contracted Projects in Libya; Introduction; Literature Review; Contracted Projects as China's Major Presence in the Libyan Economy; Political Risks in Libya; The Political Risk Assessment in Libya for Chinese Contracted Projects Since the Crisis Erupted 327 $aCountermeasures of Chinese Contracted Projects to the Libyan Crisis and the Effects of Political Risks on Chinese ConstructorsConclusion; References; Governance of Public Investment Projects in Ethiopia; Introduction; Context and Economic Development in Ethiopia; Literature Review; The Research; Research Design and Procedure; Data and Analysis; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Appendix; Project Management Training Curricula at South African Public Universities: Is the Balanced Demand of the Profession Sufficiently Accommodated?; Introduction 327 $aBackground to the EPSRC Study and Other Related LiteratureResearch Methodology; Research Results; Discussion; How Can Curriculum Changes Ensure That the Training of Project Managers in South Africa Sufficiently Accommodates the Balanced Demand of the Profession?; Possibilities for Further Research; References; Cover to Cover; Fundamentals of Project Management, Fourth Edition; Increasing Project Flexibility: The Response Capacity of Complex Projects; Business Driven Project Portfolio Management: Conquering the Top 10 Risks that Threaten Success 327 $aProject Success: Critical Factors and Behaviours 330 $a This special issue of the Project Management Journal presents a collection of six articles on managing projects in Africa. Providing a window into the important project activity taking place there, these articles extend both the empirical and theoretical understanding of the African project context and contribute to improving practice. Each article makes a unique contribution to either our understanding of the African project context or project management in general, and sometimes to both. After an introduction to the African project context at the start of the 21st century, the arti 410 0$aProject Management Journal 606 $aProject management$zAfrica 610 $aProject Management 610 $aBusiness & Economics 615 0$aProject management 676 $a658.404 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786241003321 996 $aManaging projects in Africa$93765749 997 $aUNINA