Research handbook on the governance of projects

edited by Ralf Müller (Professor of Project Management, Department of Leadership and Organization, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway), Shankar Sankaran (Professor of Organizational Project Management, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia) and Nathalie Drouin (Professor, Department of Management, École des Sciences de la Gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM), Canada and Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia)

"This cutting-edge Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of research on the governance of projects. Spanning different sectors, project types, and organizational hierarchies, it delves into diverse theoretical and practical approaches to the governance of projects, identifying valuable new phenomena for future study. Through diverse case studies, chapters cover all aspects of the governance of projects, including theories of governance, governance approaches, mechanisms, and situational contingencies. It examines the governance of individual projects, groups of projects, megaprojects, and inter-organizational project networks in turn. Expert contributors explore key issues such as governance for sustainable development programs, benefit management, social value creation, ethical governance, and meta-governance. Drawing insights from industry, academia and the public sector, the Research Handbook provides a toolkit of resources that can be applied in diverse contexts. Covering a wide range of approaches to the governance of projects, this Research Handbook will be a valuable guide for academics and students in governance, business, management, and organizational innovation. With extensive case studies illustrating how theories of governance can be practically applied, it will also be a useful resource for practicing managers seeking to develop their governance strategies"--

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Year of publication:	2023
Other Persons:	Müller, Ralf (ed.) ; Sankaran, Shankar (ed.) ; Drouin, Nathalie (ed.)
Institutions:	Edward Elgar Publishing (publisher)
Publisher:	Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
Subject:	Governance \| Projects \| Programs \| Portfolios \| Megaprojects \| Inter-organizational networks \| Projektmanagement \| Project management \| Corporate Governance \| Corporate governance \| Governance-Ansatz \| Governance approach
Published items:	43 hits in ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (488 pages)
Series:	Research handbooks in business and management series
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatzsammlung
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Contents: Introduction to the research handbook on the governance of projects / Ralf Müller, Shankar Sankaran, and Nathalie Drouin -- Part I. Theoretical, philosophical, and conceptual foundations -- 1. A philosophy of governance / Efrosyni Konstantinou -- 2. Principles of good governance / Ralf Müller -- 3. Classic perspectives on project governance: Transaction cost economics, agency theory, and stewardship theory / Tuomas Ahola -- 4. Shareholder and stakeholder theory in governance / Ralf Müller -- 5. Systems theories and systems praxis / Shankar Sankaran -- 6. Multi-level governance / Alfredas Chmieliauskas, Ralf Müller, Raimonda Alonderienė, Margarita Pilkienė, and Saulius Šimkonis -- 7. Governmentality for positive project management / Stewart Clegg and Johan Ninan -- Part II. Project governance -- 8. Governance of projects and project governance: Enabling strategy implementation through projects / Ata Ul Musawir -- 9. Social value from megaprojects and their governance / Karyne C.S. Ang, Shankar Sankaran, and Nathalie Drouin -- 10. Steering committees as governance entities / Lynn Crawford -- 11. The project management office: Governing at the interface of temporary and permanent / Monique Aubry and Magali Simard -- 12. Governance across the commercial interface on complex engineering projects / Graham M. Winch -- 13. Contractual and relational governance for sustainability: Case study of a ppp megaproject in India / Nicola Thounaojam, Ganesh Devkar, and Boeing Laishram -- 14. Governance through project management methodologies / Miia Martinsuo -- 15. Normalization of deviance in projects: Its causes and implications for effective governance / Jeffrey K. Pinto and Kate Davis -- 16. Ethics and trust implications of governance / Ralf Müller -- 17. The link between governance, decision-making, and project performance / Rodney Turner -- 18. Cultural practices of governing megaprojects / Alfons van Marrewijk -- 19. Social acceptability and governance for public infrastructure projects / Maude Brunet and Sofiane Baba -- 20. Learning through evaluation: The missing link in governance of projects / Ole Jonny Klakegg and Gro Holst Volden -- 21. Environmental, social, and governance criteria and their relationship with governance of major infrastructure projects / Nathalie Drouin and Yves Genest -- 22. New nonprofit organization governance: Driving impact by adopting a holistic governance view / Patrick Renz -- 23. Boosting quality of megaprojects through governance mechanisms: Perspectives of mega water transfer projects in China / Florence Yean Yng Ling and Wujuan Zhai -- 24. Governing crises and coping strategies in megaprojects / Rehab Iftikhar -- Part III. Governance of projects -- 25. Portfolio and program governance / Miia Martinsuo -- 26. Governance of sustainable development goal programs / Shankar Sankaran -- 27. Governance of organizational project management / Shankar Sankaran -- 28. Fairness and justice in the governance of projects / Christine Unterhitzenberger and Kate Lawrence -- Part IV. Governance of inter-organizational networks for projects -- 29. Governance of inter-organizational project networks / Jörg Sydow and Timo Braun -- 30. From network governance to metagovernance / Ralf Müller -- 31. Toward a theory of resilience governance: Insights from megaprojects in China / Linzhuo Wang, Xinnan Wang, and Fangwei Zhu -- Part V. Practical examples -- 32. Governing major projects in healthcare / Monique Aubry, Marie-Claire Richer, and Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay -- 33. Evolution of space programs governance / Alessandro Paravano, Giorgio Locatelli, and Paolo Trucco -- 34. Governance evolution in university-industry collaborative r&d programs / Gabriela Fernandes and David O'Sullivan -- 35. Minimum viable governance for data science initiatives / Sandeep Mathur, Shankar Sankaran, Sam MacAulay, and Ivor Tsang -- Part VI. Reflections -- 36. A look ahead / Ralf Müller, Shankar Sankaran, and Nathalie Drouin -- Index.
ISBN:	978-1-80220-807-8 ; 978-1-80220-806-1
Other identifiers:	10.4337/9781802208078 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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