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The influence of a collaborative procurement approach using integrated design in construction on project team performance

Forgues, Daniel; Koskela, Lauri - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 3, pp. 370-385

efficiency. It demonstrates that traditional procurement processes reinforce socio‐cognitive barriers that hinder team efficiency … but socio‐cognitive; second that fragmented transactional contracting increases socio‐cognitive barriers that hinder … integrated design team performance; third that new forms of relational contracting may help to mitigate socio‐cognitive barriers …

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A project management prospective in achieving a sustainable supply chain for timber procurement in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Zuo, Kelvin; Potangaroa, Regan; Wilkinson, Suzanne; … - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 3, pp. 386-400

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the alternative procurement procedures that will address the complexity of issues surrounding timber procurement for housing reconstruction after the Tsunami in Banda Aceh. It reviews construction supply chain management (SCM) and procurement...

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The use of partnering as a conflict prevention method in large‐scale urban projects in Canada

Ross, David - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 3, pp. 401-418

Purpose – Ville de Montréal wishes to facilitate the planning and execution of large‐scale urban projects within the city limits. These projects promote a positive image of the city, increase real estate values and thus increase the city's revenues. The purpose of this paper is to...

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Building information modelling demystified: does it make business sense to adopt BIM?

Aranda‐Mena, Guillermo; Crawford, John; Chevez, Agustin; … - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 3, pp. 419-434

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to inform project management practice on the business benefits of building information modelling (BIM) adoption. Design/methodology/approach – BIM needs to compete against well‐ingrained methods to deliver projects in a fragmented and rather...

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New approaches in project performance evaluation techniques

Bower, Douglas C.; Finegan, Andrew D. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 3, pp. 435-444

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a Doctor of Project Management research study including summary of the literature review, the application of the combination of case study, survey and theory building research methodologies, key research findings and potential areas for future...

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Investigating the deployment of project management : A new perspective based on the concept of certification

Yatim, Faysal; Bredillet, Christophe N.; Ruiz, Philippe - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 3, pp. 445-454

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary description of the doctoral thesis investigating the field of project management (PM) deployment. Researchers will be informed of the current contributions within this topic and of the possible further investigations and researches....

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Organizational rationality and project management

Andersen, Erling S.; Dysvik, Anders; Live Vaagaasar, Anne - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 4, pp. 479-498

Purpose – Does the organizational culture of the base organization affect the way its projects are carried out? The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between one aspect of organizational culture, namely the formal rationality of the base organization and how projects are...

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Improvisation and agile project management: a comparative consideration

Leybourne, Stephen A. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 4, pp. 519-535

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine two aspects of the increasing body of research in the field of project management, namely improvisational working and agile project management (APM). Design/methodology/approach – This is a comparative paper, considering the extant literature...

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Information and communication design for multi‐disciplinary multi‐national projects

Fox, Stephen - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 4, pp. 536-560

objectives. There are formidable inherent barriers to shared understanding in multi‐disciplinary multi‐national projects. Generic …

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On productivity in project organizations

Blomquist, Tomas; Wilson, Timothy L. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 4, pp. 591-598

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the underlying unit cost considerations in project conduct at the firm level and an established business unit concept is extended to multi‐project organizations. The approach and background are described along with apparent implications....

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