Table of contents
Organizational rationality and project management
Erling S. Andersen, Anders Dysvik, Anne Live VaagaasarDoes the organizational culture of the base organization affect the way its projects are carried out? The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between one…
Pursuing relevance and sustainability: Improvement strategies for major public projects
Ole Jonny KlakeggThe purpose of this paper is to identify effective strategies to improve the governance of public projects. This paper investigates the challenges in the front end of major public…
Improvisation and agile project management: a comparative consideration
Stephen A. LeybourneThe purpose of this paper is to examine two aspects of the increasing body of research in the field of project management, namely improvisational working and agile project…
Information and communication design for multi‐disciplinary multi‐national projects
Stephen FoxThe purpose of this paper is to inform information and communication design for multi‐disciplinary multi‐national projects through the presentation of examples and recommendations…
Systematising knowledge management in projects
Paul Davidson, Jillian RoweThe purpose of this paper is to provide a practicable systems‐based approach to knowledge management (KM) in a project environment, to encourage organisations to unlock the value…
Coaching IT project teams: a design toolkit
Davar Rezania, Tony LinghamThe purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed explanation of a design toolkit for coaching project teams.
On productivity in project organizations
Tomas Blomquist, Timothy L. WilsonThe purpose of this paper is to look at the underlying unit cost considerations in project conduct at the firm level and an established business unit concept is extended to…
Innovation and attitude: Mapping the profile of ICT decision‐makers in architectural, engineering and construction firms
Graham Brewer, Goran RunesonThe purpose of this paper is to report upon a doctoral thesis within the context of temporary project organisations that was driven by the question: “what really influences…
Mechanisms of deviations: observations of projects in practice
Markus HällgrenThe purpose of this paper is to describe and summarize a PhD thesis that contributes to the understanding of how unexpected events (deviations) are handled. It explores the…
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1753-8378Online date, start – end:
2008Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Nathalie Drouin