... research question, we conducted an exploratory analysis on 20 OI projects involving (at least) one SME and one LC. To this purpose, 40 project managers from Italian business organizations were interviewed, and the transcripts were examined through a reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) (Braun and Clarke, 2019...

... This study demonstrates how top management support is essential for the project manager and project team members for the successful execution of the project. Particularly, minimal empirical research examines the interacting effect of top management support on humble leadership and employee psychological...

... a strong project management academic and practitioner imperative to pinpoint such insights at the individual project level (Gregori and Pietroforte, 2015) to extrapolate any broader project society implications. Taking stock, this study has two specific research aims. First, it examines the learning...

...Morten Emil Berg; Jan Terje Karlsen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss how project managers practice a coaching leadership style (CLS). Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a case study of an organization practicing coaching in projects. Findings...

...Gita Mathur; Kam Jugdev; Tak Shing Fung Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine the links between project management process characteristics and project-level and firm-level performance outcomes to test the hypotheses that project management assets being valuable, rare, inimitable...

...Dr Maria-Laura Franco-Garcia, Professor Juan-Luis Sherwell and Professor Aard Groen; Cheryl de Boer; Hans Bressers Purpose – Given the importance of multi-stakeholder processes in managing water resources, this paper aims to shed light on various project management strategies being used...

...Gita Mathur; Kam Jugdev; Tak Shing Fung Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine characteristics of project management assets and project management performance outcomes as a step towards exploring the link between assets being valuable, rare, inimitable, and having organizational support...

..., top management support, project management, business process reengineering, and tactical factors, namely, enterprise‐wide communication, user training and education, and ERP vendor support. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted using a survey questionnaire. The questionnaires were...

... and waterfall systems development approaches. Based on a comparison between project team values and development approach values, the level of IS values alignment is evaluated and patterns are identified across each of the project instances. Alignment Systems development Project management Information...

... in project management was conducted. Data were analyzed using principal components analyses with varimax rotation for both behavioral‐ and outcome‐based items. Relationships between variables were analyzed via path analysis. Findings In total, five sponsor behavior factors were identified including...

...Li Liu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and test a model on the contingent effects of project sponsorship on project performance. Design/methodology/approach The propositions are tested with survey data from project managers and senior managers with project management oversight...

...Clive‐Steven Curran; Benjamin Niedergassel; Stefan Picker; Jens Leker Purpose In search for new ideas outside the firm's boundaries most companies choose to implement cooperation in the form of discrete projects, increasing the importance of project management. As research in this area so far...

...Paul H. Jacques; John Garger; Michael Thomas Purpose The purpose of this research was to explore the leadership style of graduate project management students vs other MBA students. Design/methodology/approach Graduate project management and MBA students attending a regional comprehensive...

...Timothy J. Kloppenborg; Patrick C. Stubblebine; Debbie Tesch Purpose To identify differences in perceptions between executive sponsors (ESs) and project managers (PM) regarding sponsor involvement on projects, for the purposes of contributing to project management practice and encouraging further...

...Gita Mathur; Kam Jugdev; Tak Shing Fung Purpose To explore the role of intangible project management assets in achievement of competitive advantage from the project management process through it being valuable, rare, inimitable, and having organizational support. Design/methodology/approach...

...Christopher Clott Purpose This is a preliminary study that explores the nature of decision making in the implementation process through an examination of environmental scanning and interpretation activities of project managers tasked with implementing offshore outsourcing activities. Design...

...Alan Murphy; Ann Ledwith Purpose This paper aims to examine the use of project management practices in small high‐technology firms and to identify what contributes to project success. Design/methodology/approach The results presented in this paper are based on a survey of Irish high‐technology...

...Kam Jugdev; Gita Mathur Purpose To examine project management assets and to explore the link between these and the achievement of competitive advantage from the project management process through it being valuable, rare, inimitable, and having organizational support. Design/methodology/approach...

... the conditions for optimum performance of NPD initiatives, thus contributing to policy scenario building and its improvement on a continuous basis. This research encompasses areas such as CM, cybernetics, SD, and learning organization in relation to NPD projects. Project management Change management...

..., of three sub‐models the NPVP, the PRP, and the SI, which can be directly influenced by the project champion through his judgemental values. Frank Lefley can be contacted at: frank.lefley@rhul.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Project evaluation Project management...