International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 7 Issue 4

Ethics in project management: some Aristotelian insights

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, in the project management field, an Aristotelian ethics lens moving beyond the classical deontological and consequentialism approaches…

Client-side project management capabilities: dealing with ethical dilemmas

The purpose of this paper is to present results and analysis from a case study on ethical dilemmas faced by client-side project management employees of a large Australian…

Honesty in projects

The purpose of this paper is to explore how the concept of honesty can shed light on misreporting issues in projects. Research on honesty can be useful for practitioners and…

Indicators of best practices in technology product development projects: Prioritizing critical success factors

The purpose of this paper is to rank the importance of the critical success factors (CSFs) for best practices in technology product development in the Thailand electronics…

When do megaprojects start and finish? Redefining project lead time for megaproject success

The purpose of this paper is to propose to redefine the concept of project lead time (PLT) to encompass the time between the project initial idea and the moment in which success…

Understanding project success through analysis of project management approach

The purpose of this paper is to show that project success is dependent on the project management approach selected, relative to the challenges posed by the project, and to develop…

The need for a project governance body

From a project owner's perspective, it is obvious that a project shall contribute to achieving the organisation's strategic goals. The purpose of this paper is to find out what…

Efficiency of project health checks (PHCs) as an early warning system in practice: A case study in Norway's telecommunication industry

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview on the concept of early warning (EW) signs in projects, briefly introduce the project health check (PHC) tool, and evaluate the…

Promoters in a matrix organization's social network during industrial project sales

The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding about the key persons (promoters) in project business organizations. By doing this, the managers may enhance the…

A tribute to Timothy L. Wilson: the professor, the mentor, the person and his accomplishments

The purpose of this paper is to describe a useful mentorship experience from the perspective of the current author. It is a one case study at the same time as it opens up for…

Learning the ropes: muddling through with Tim Wilson

It is common that junior researchers struggle in finding their own way of doing research. The purpose of this paper is therefore to use the theory of “Muddling through” in order…

Mentorship in academia

The importance of mentorship in academia is discussed, and in particular the work of Timothy L. Wilson who has been instrumental for the author in this respect is described…

The grabber: making a first impression the Wilsonian way

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of what a good grabber is and how to construct one. This is done by drawing on the insights provided by Professor…

Metaphor as a means to constructively influence behavioural interactions in project teams

The paper summarises the scope, methodology and main findings of a PhD thesis about how the use of metaphor can be used to constructively influence project team behaviours. The…

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