International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 12 Issue 4

Transformational leadership and project team members’ silence: the mediating role of feeling trusted

Fangwei Zhu, Linzhuo Wang, Miao Yu, Ralf Müller, Xiuxia Sun

Silencing behavior among project team members (PTM) poses a potential threat to project results. Hence, breaking silence in projects is critical to motivate team members and…

Analysis of project managers’ leadership competencies: Project success relation: what are the competencies of polish project leaders?

Marzena Podgórska, Magdalena Pichlak

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the three dimensions of leadership competencies, which refer to the competency school by Dulewicz and Higgs (2003…

Leadership, organizational culture, and innovative behavior in construction projects: The perspective of behavior-value congruence

Junwei Zheng, Guangdong Wu, Hongtao Xie, Hongyang Li

The purpose of this paper is to examine the joint congruence effect of leadership styles and organizational culture on project members’ innovative behaviors in the construction…

Exploring project managers’ accountability

Davar Rezania, Ron Baker, Andrew Nixon

Despite the importance of accountability for the oversight of projects, few studies have directly examined accountability mechanisms at the project level. While the literature…

Project manager’s role in safety performance of Saudi construction

Abdullah A. Khawam, Nancy S. Bostain

The purpose of this paper is to address the primary research question, which is what is the relationship between the project manager’s (PM) possession of the Project Management…

Prioritising project management competences across the software project life cycle

Jonghyuk Cha, Eunice Maytorena-Sanchez

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relative importance of project management (PM) competences across the different stages of a software project life cycle to identify…

An extension of the improving and embedding project management practice framework: Case study analysis

Gabriela Fernandes, Madalena Araújo, Eduardo B. Pinto, Ricardo J. Machado

The purpose of this paper is to develop and test an extension of a previously conceived framework for improving and embedding project management (PM) practice in organisations…

Strategy development using TOWS matrix for international project risk management based on prioritization of risk categories

Rahul Vishwanath Dandage, Shankar S. Mantha, Santosh B. Rane

International projects very commonly experience failure due to various factors at the global level. Especially, large projects at the international level virtually have no chance…

IT project decisions: conclusions and recommendations for corporate practice

Boris David Idler, Konrad Spang

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relevant determinants of IT project decision making and their relevance in corporate practice.

Project management methods as a way to ambidexterity

Patrick Sailer

Ambidexterity has been shown to contribute to project performance. Recent studies of ambidexterity on the project level focus on multilevel knowledge resources, individual actions…

A framework for assessing project vulnerability to crises

Aimin Wang

The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for assessing the vulnerability of projects to crises. The study seeks to clarify the cascade effects of disruptions leading to…

Predicting implementation cost contingencies for residential construction projects in flood-prone areas

Sang Quang Van, Long Le-Hoai, Chau Ngoc Dang

The purpose of this paper is to predict implementation cost contingencies for residential construction projects in flood-prone areas, where floods with storms frequently cause…

Lean project planning and control: empirical investigation of ETO projects

Gabriele Hofinger Jünge, Erlend Alfnes, Kristina Kjersem, Bjorn Andersen

The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate an effective project management practice focusing on planning and control. By doing so, it contributes to the debate on…

Factors influencing project management effectiveness in the Malaysian local councils

Choon Hee Ong, Taufik Bahar

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between top management support, project mission (PM), synergy and project management effectiveness (PME) in the Malaysian…