...Haavard Haaskjold; Jan Alexander Langlo Purpose It is a common view that performance in the construction industry is lagging behind other industries. However, several recent researchers have challenged the perception of low productivity and claim that this is a too simplistic view. The purpose...

...Xiaoying Li; Gita Mathur; Kam Jugdev Purpose This research aims to empirically examine perceived predictive relationships between the use of project management tools and techniques (PMTTs) and resulting project-level and firm-level performance. Design/methodology/approach This study used data...

...Rehab Iftikhar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the identification of different types of crises, their impact on project-based organizations' (PBOs) performance and exploring PBOs' capabilities to influence the effects of those crises. Design/methodology/approach This study...

... teams and performance with three levels of analysis: individual, teams and project. The authors contributed with research hypotheses to be explored in future empirical studies not only at the team perspective but also at the project and individual levels. The thematic analysis suggested...

...Ronaldo Gomes Dultra-de-Lima; Luiz Artur Ledur Brito Purpose The absorptive capacity (AC) leads to firm performance and influences the development and evolution of capabilities and routines, but the influence of AC in projects remains unclear. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect...

... Performance The increase in projectification (Schoper et al., 2018) has led to a significant demand for highly skilled and experienced project personnel (Crawford et al., 2013 ; Packendorff and Lindgren, 2014). For individual project workers, projectification corresponds to greater...

...Sanderson César Macêdo Barbalho; Gladston Luiz Silva Purpose This paper aims to explore how new product development (NPD)-based project management offices (PMOs) work, their drivers to deliver performance and their project success impact. Design/methodology/approach The study used a survey...

..., forcing team members to frequently collaborate with one another and intensifying the significance of social relationships to produce a good performance in teams. Therefore, in the expanded work design model, social factors, such as task interdependence, feedback from other members, social support...

...Milind Jagtap; Sachin Kamble © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only The purpose of this paper is to examine how the client–contractor relationship affects the project performance in light the theory of relational contracting...

... behaviours and their impact on the performance of C-PMs. Design/methodology/approach To investigate the relationships between stress and performance among C-PMs, a questionnaire was designed based on the extensive literature, and was sent to 150 C-PMs who had amassed at least five years’ direct working...

... Arthur W. Shelley can be contacted at: arthur.shelley@rmit.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Performance Reflection Behaviour Curriculum Learning Students benefit from the experience of applying what they are learning, rather than just discussing the relevant theories...