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Engaging with stakeholders is critical when leading change

Mayfield, Patrick - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 46 (2014) 2, pp. 68-72

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate what would happen if we were to ignore relationships when leading change. Many believe that project management, change management, and related fields, are a matter of marshalling stuff: working the right processes and tasks, writing the...

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Designing and sustaining an entrepreneurial role for the human resource function: strategic choice or competitive conditions? : Evidence from engineering process plant contracting

Clark, Ian - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 4 (1998) 1, pp. 51-70

This paper provides a case study of a previously unresearched industry, Engineering Process Plant Contracting, it …

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Risk management in oil and gas construction projects in Vietnam

Van Thuyet, Nguyen; Ogunlana, Stephen O.; Dey, Prasanta … - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 1 (2007) 2, pp. 175-194

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to the identify risk factors, which affect oil and gas construction projects in Vietnam and derive risk responses. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire survey was conducted with the involvement of project executives of PetroVietnam and statistical...

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Risk factors influencing the debt leverage of project financing initiatives in the energy industry

De Marco, Alberto; Mangano, Giulio - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 11 (2017) 3, pp. 444-462

Purpose This paper aims to contribute to understanding the crucial influence of risks on the capital structure of project financing (PF) initiatives in the energy sector. Design/methodology/approach The debt leverage of a capital investment is selected as the response variable, and its relation...

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Culture EPC oil and gas project in Vietnam: grounded theory

Ban, Tran Van; Hadikusumo, Bonaventura H.W. - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 11 (2017) 3, pp. 366-386

Purpose Engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) projects in the oil and gas industry are special projects involving …

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Schedule delays in engineering, procurement, and construction petrochemical projects in Vietnam : A qualitative research study

Hong Pham, Linh; Hadikusumo, Harimurti - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 8 (2014) 1, pp. 3-26

years, many large-scale petrochemical plants have been developed using the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC …

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Cultural, external and behavioral factors in claims negotiations

Fazliani, Hassan; Charoenngam, Chotchai - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 9 (2015) 4, pp. 619-642

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to investigate the factors affecting the claim negotiations in Iranian oil and gas construction projects. The findings of this paper give better understanding of claim negotiations in Iranian oil and gas projects. Design/methodology/approach – The...

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A model for operationalizing ERM in project-based operations through dynamic capabilities

Arena, Marika; Azzone, Giovanni; Cagno, Enrico; … - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 8 (2014) 2, pp. 178-197

Purpose – This paper aims to propose a model, to operationalize the idea of enterprise risk management (ERM), relying on the concept of capabilities. The proposed model, labelled “Spring model”, is specifically tailored to the characteristics of project-based organisations, where risk is...

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Applying project management for new service development

Su, Chun-Hsien; Chen, Ping-Kuo - In: International Journal of Innovation Science 8 (2016) 3, pp. 185-198

Purpose This paper aims to provide an innovative solution on new service development (NSD) implementation by the project management competences and processes of IPMA ICB 3.0 and PMI PMBOK Guide 5th E. Design/methodology/approach By breaking NSD work breakdown structure into five control...

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Generic Lean Six Sigma project definitions in publishing

de Koning, Henk; Does, Ronald J.M.M.; Groen, Arjan; … - In: International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 1 (2010) 1, pp. 39-55

Purpose – Many companies in the publishing industry are facing the task of developing new business models and becoming more efficient and effective in execution. Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a unified framework for systematically developing efficiency and quality improvements; it can help realize...

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