...Linzhuo Wang; Ralf Müller; Nathalie Drouin; Jeffrey K. Pinto; Christine Unterhitzenberger; Miao Yu; Fangwei Zhu Purpose This Special Issue, titled “Design beyond Dyads: Understanding the Governance of Interorganizational Project Networks,” synthesizes the critical network governance challenges...

...Clarissa Lorena Alves Coelho Lins; Roque Rabechini Jr. Purpose Governance mechanisms guide and regulate networks in pursuit of outcomes. The governance needs of temporary and permanent project networks differ due to distinct sustained collaboration or managed autonomy and interdependence...

...Kirsi Aaltonen; Nadezhda Gotcheva; Jaakko Kujala; Karlos Artto Purpose In megaprojects, changes in scope and organization may occur continuously. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how actors in a project network make sense of a safety-related process innovation introduced during...

... a very valuable framework into the project literature. Project tools and techniques Project networks Conflicts Critical management studies Organization theory Project complexity Social theory Régis Barondeau can be contacted at: barondeau.regis@uqam.ca 01 03 2018 28 06...

...Rami Sariola; Miia Maarit Martinsuo Purpose – This paper investigates third-party relationships in project networks in the construction industry and seeks increased understanding on how such relationships can be strengthened. The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework and propositions...

... ways for component suppliers to develop the relationship toward the third parties. The results offer important knowledge about the cooperation between construction component suppliers and third parties and means to increase the centrality of component suppliers in the project network. Research...