Purpose – The purpose of this research note is to provide some guidance on the ethical issues surrounding submitting academic papers for publication. Design/methodology/approach – This is a reflective paper based upon the author's experience as an author, reviewer, journal editor and chair...

Purpose – The ultimate purpose of this paper is to report on a research thesis that contributes to making public projects more relevant and sustainable. The objective of this paper is to make readers aware of the thesis. The objective of the thesis was to develop a deeper understanding of how...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize the scope, methodology and main findings of a doctoral thesis about the implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software in a major construction contracting organization in Hong Kong. This research is taken from a leadership and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how individuals in projects learn from crises. Design/methodology/approach – The multiple‐case protocol described by Yin and his six sources of evidence were utilized. Observations were contemporaneous and somewhere between direct and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretically based analysis and evaluation of the Norwegian quality assurance scheme (QA1 and QA2) for major public projects (MPPs), drawing on a number of different perspectives from organization theory and decision‐making theory, but...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the effectiveness of current uncertainty management practice in projects with a special focus on the organization's cultural dimension. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical data were obtained using in‐depth interviews with project...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of formal training in project‐based companies. Design/methodology/approach – First the discussion deals with the concepts of learning, the learning environment, and the motivation to learn in a way in which special focus is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to question why current thinking towards project complexity ignores the role of objects in achieving social order and transformation. An alternative, but complementary, approach to address project complexities, drawing upon actor‐network theory (ANT),...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to increase our understanding of how stakeholder relationships develop and how projects can develop the knowledge, skills, and aptitudes required to handle a multitude of stakeholder relationships. The objective is to provide in‐depth descriptions of...

Purpose – This purpose of this paper is to investigate the volume and background of changes done shortly after project completion. Design/methodology/approach – To ensure a consistent set of projects, selection criteria were related to project budget, time of completion, and executing...