International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 13 Issue 1

Towards more flexible approach to governance to allow innovation: the case of UK infrastructure

Natalya Sergeeva

The purpose of this paper is to explore the governance in project organising where owner organisations interface with the temporary project organisations that they initiate. This…

Causes of delays on construction projects: a comprehensive list

Serdar Durdyev, M. Reza Hosseini

The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of studies on CPD published between 1985 and 2018.

Stakeholder influence strategies in construction projects

Tan Hai Dang Nguyen, Nicholas Chileshe, Raufdeen Rameezdeen, Anthony Wood

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate strategies that external stakeholders can employ to affect construction project outcomes and, second, to identify…

Cost overruns of public sector construction projects: a developing country perspective

Richard Ohene Asiedu, Ebenezer Adaku

Cost overrun of construction projects has been a key concern for all stakeholders of projects for many decades now. Many studies have been done in the past and continue to be done…

Improving public works’ value for money: a new procurement strategy

Marina Marinelli, Fani Antoniou

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new procurement strategy with the aim to achieve higher value for money (VFM) in public works delivery. Its main innovation lies in the…

Linking transformational leadership and “multi-dimensions” of project success: Moderating effects of project flexibility and project visibility using PLS-SEM

Umer Zaman, Shahid Nawaz, Sidra Tariq, Asad Afzal Humayoun

Transformational leadership, flexibility and visibility improves project responsiveness to highly unpredictable and impactful events referred as the ‘black swans’ in mega projects…

Success factors in global project management: A study of practices in organizational support and the effects on cost and schedule

Knut R. Fossum, Jean C. Binder, Tage K. Madsen, Wenche Aarseth, Bjorn Andersen

The purpose of this paper is to identify and complete the existing lack of quantitative data at the crossroads between organizational support (OS) practices and project management…

The dynamic capabilities of public construction clients in the healthcare sector

Abderisak Adam, Göran Lindahl, Roine Leiringer

Previous research within the dynamic capabilities literature has primarily targeted the strategic innovation of technology firms and significantly less interest has been given to…

Stakeholder evolution: a study of stakeholder dynamics in 12 Norwegian projects

Omar ElWakeel, Bjorn Andersen

The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of stakeholder dynamics and to show how stakeholders demonstrate their dynamic nature in the power/interest matrix. This, in…

Factors affecting transaction costs and collaboration in projects

Haavard Haaskjold, Bjørn Andersen, Ola Lædre, Wenche Aarseth

Transaction costs in projects can be reduced through improved collaboration between contractors and clients. The purpose of this paper is to respond to the call for further…