International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 15 Issue 2

From the wall of the industry to the soul of society: a review and multi-level analysis on projectification

Mariana Voros Fregolente, Achiles Camilo Soares Neto, Daniel Ricardo Pereira Ribeiro, Mario Sergio Salerno, Davi Noboru Nakano, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho

The growing presence of projectification is affecting more than its cradle, the industry, characterizing it as a broader phenomenon than initially envisioned. This study aims to…

The dark side of projectification: a systematic literature review and research agenda on the negative aspects of project work and their consequences for individual project workers

Maria Magdalena Aguilar Velasco, Andreas Wald

Project work usually has a positive connotation and is considered innovative and modern. However, many project workers suffer from chronic stress, work overload and burnout. This…

Assessment of early warning signs in hospital projects' front-end phase

Anne Strand Alfredsen Larsen, Anniken Th Karlsen, Jo-Åsmund Lund, Bjørn Sørskot Andersen

The front-end phase plays an important role in achieving project success, and establishment of performance measurement systems considering project challenges or pitfalls is a way…

System dynamics approach of knowledge transfer from projects to the project-based organization

Qianwen Zhou, Xiaopeng Deng, Bon-Gang Hwang, Miao Yu

Although knowledge transfer in the context of projects and project-based organizations (PBOs) has gained increasing attention from academia and industry, it is not clear how…

A categorisation of dialectics in response to project uncertainty

Michael Buhagiar, Julien Pollack, Sharon Coyle

Scholars are increasingly acknowledging the importance of conversations in the management of complex projects. Defining dialectics as “the art of purposeful conversation”, this…

Assessment of the causes and effects of design deficiencies for large construction projects using social network analysis

Shahab Shoar, Nicholas Chileshe, Shamsi Payan

The purpose of this study is to investigate the latent interrelationships of causes and effects of design deficiencies (DDs) and to identify the most crucial ones by considering…

Influencing factors of outsourcing in construction projects: a holistic perspective

Danfeng Ma, Yongqiang Chen, Yongcheng Fu, Chao Meng

This study aims to first identify influencing factors of outsourcing decisions in construction projects systematically and further to unravel the interactions of these influencing…

Enhancing the impact of transformational leadership and team-building on project success: the moderating role of empowerment climate

Shazia Nauman, Ata Ul Musawir, Hina Munir, Imran Rasheed

This study examines the mechanisms and conditions that influence how transformational leadership affects project success through the lens of social information processing theory.