Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the confusion among project management practitioners about the role of steering committees. Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with highly experienced participants selected from a range of industries and...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the joint congruence effect of leadership styles and organizational culture on project members’ innovative behaviors in the construction projects setting. Design/methodology/approach: The proposed hypotheses are tested using polynomial...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to predict implementation cost contingencies for residential construction projects in flood-prone areas, where floods with storms frequently cause serious damage and problems for people. Design/methodology/approach: Expert interviews are conducted to...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop and to empirically test a model that explains how managing differences between an information technology (IT) provider and an overseas client influences partnership quality and ultimately affects the continuity of the relationship....

Purpose: In this paper, the authors challenge traditional views of project management and sustainable development as purportedly complementing each other. Rather, the authors apply a projectification perspective from a multi-disciplinary approach to sustainable development. The purpose of this...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relevant determinants of IT project decision making and their relevance in corporate practice. Design/methodology/approach: The empiric analysis used in-depth expert interviews (n=18) as method for data collection and qualitative content...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a new procurement strategy with the aim to achieve higher value for money (VFM) in public works delivery. Its main innovation lies in the possibility of optional submission of cost-efficient design variants by any interested contractor within the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand and identify the nature of evaluation criteria, levels and associations among levels of project success in development projects by NGOs in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach: The setting for this study is Sri Lanka, a country currently...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the primary research question, which is what is the relationship between the project manager’s (PM) possession of the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and the level of the safety culture present in the construction project...