International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 11 Issue 4

Moderated effect of value co-creation on project performance

Boris Heredia Rojas, Li Liu, Duanfang Lu

Value co-creation amongst project stakeholders is often necessary for situations where the expertises or resources required are beyond a single stakeholder. Certain project…

Human factors and project challenges influencing employee engagement in a project-based organisation (PBO)

Judy Matthews, Tracy Stanley, Paul Davidson

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the project challenges, human factors and knowledge development that influence the nature of employee engagement in a project…

Uncertainty as opportunity: the challenge of project based careers

Beverley Lloyd-Walker, Lynn Crawford, Erica French

Current literature acknowledges the growth of careers in project management. The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the characteristics of those who…

Intra-firm causal ambiguity on cross-functional project team’s performance: Does openness and an integrative capability matter?

Yetti Lutiyan Suprapto, Amin Wibowo, Harsono Harsono

The purpose of this paper is to examine the negative effect of intra-firm causal ambiguity on the project team’s performance—efficiency and effectiveness, and also examine the…

Research and development projects: An empirical investigation of project managers’ traits

Jiwat Ram, Ding Ronggui

Leadership behaviour of R&D project managers (RDPMs) is a matter of ongoing interest, as they require a number of traits in order to potentially influence the delivery of…

Participative project management as a comprehensive response to postmodernism criticisms: The role of communication

Mehrdad Sarhadi, Saied Yousefi, Amin Zamani

The purpose of this paper is to understand the philosophical changes which underpin research and practices in project management. This study is an attempt to challenge previous…

An exploratory study of team conflict in the capital investment decision-making process

Frank Lefley

The purpose of this paper is to explore the current management perceptions regarding conflict within teams, specifically looking at capital investment appraisals, with the aim of…

Balancing vertical and horizontal leadership in projects: Empirical studies from Australia, Canada, Norway and Sweden

Nathalie Drouin, Ralf Müller, Shankar Sankaran, Anne Live Vaagaasar

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to identify how horizontal leaders (within project teams) execute their leadership task in the context of balanced leadership; and to…

Rethinking client value within construction contracting services

Sadegh Aliakbarlou, Suzanne Wilkinson, Seosamh B. Costello

The purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of what clients value from contractors’ services. Understanding client values and the way by which clients perceive value…

Revisiting the project management knowledge framework: Rebalancing the framework to include transformation projects

Jonghyuk Cha, Mike Newman, Graham Winch

This paper highlights that extant project management (PM) bodies of knowledge have not fully addressed organisational transformation enabled by information systems projects. The…

Understanding how to succeed with project partnering

Kristina Nevstad, Sjur Børve, Anniken Th Karlsen, Wenche Aarseth

The purpose of this paper is to present new findings to organizations that acknowledge difficulties in implementing and succeeding with project partnering.

Decision-making and cost deviation in new product development projects

Anne-Cathrine Thore Olsson, Ulf Johannesson, Roger Schweizer

Emphasizing the importance of product cost deviation; the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the new product development (NPD) literature and research on decision making by…

Managing emergent changes: ad hoc teams’ praxis and practices

Peter Sjögren, Björn Fagerström, Martin Kurdve, Magnus Callavik

The purpose of this paper is to explore how emergent changes are handled in research and development (R&D) projects. R&D projects’ business potential lies in their exploration of…

Leading and Managing Professional Service Firms in the Infrastructure Sector

Derek Walker