The Frontiers of Project Management Research

Dennis P. Slevin Ph.D.

David I. Cleland Ph.D.

Jeffrey K. Pinto Ph.D.

Project Management Institute

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Project Management Institute (PMI ) and the volunteer co-editors are indebted to each other for their encouragement and support of the conception, development, and delivery of this new unique book on project management research. Both parties are also indebted to the authors of the chapters for the voluntary sharing of their knowledge and wisdom about specific topics of project management research. Finally, recognition is given to the practitioners, researchers, and academics that attended PMI Research Conference 2000 in Paris, France during June 2000. Their enthusiastic receptivity to the conference provided the encouragement to the co-editors to undertake this endeavor.