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Project Management Journal
The Tension between Flexible Goals and Managerial Control in Exploratory Projects
Over the last 20 years, research on the management of exploratory projects has shown the need for flexible execution methods. However, while the managers involved in such projects recognize the need…
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Project Management Journal
The Role of Project Managers as Improvement Agents in Project-Based Organizations
We propose that the project manager is implicitly expected to participate in and contribute to continuous improvement in project-based organizations (PBOs). This article explores how project…
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Project Management Journal
Organizational Justice, Project Performance, and the Mediating Effects of Key Success Factors
Projects are under constant pressure to improve performance, and research is needed to understand the characteristics of high-performing projects. Using the concept of organizational justice as a…
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Project Management Journal
A Psychological Contract Perspective on Project Networks
A current challenge for project network scholars is to explain "how history matters," in other words, how past experiences of collaboration between actors in a project network are transformed into…
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Project Management Journal
The Interplay between Formal and Informal Institutions in Projects
In projects, various kinds of formal and informal institutions are crucial for imprinting and controlling behavior. The interplay and potential conflict between these two types of institutions have…
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Project Management Journal
Beyond the Network Border
Although network research typically examines whole networks, interorganizational networks are not isolated entities. This study focuses on overlapping regional networks that emerge as an…
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Project Management Journal
Project Networks as Constellations for Value Creation
Through an empirical study of two interorganizational project networks in a cultural setting, this article explores how value is created in project networks. The article discusses recent theoretical…
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Project Management Journal
Beyond Project Closure
While a project design provides several managerial advantages within the project life cycle, there are numerous challenges regarding its long-term effects. The aim of this article is to increase our…
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Project Management Journal
Self-Organizing Networks in Complex Infrastructure Projects
While significant importance is given to establishing formal organizational and contractual hierarchies, existing project management techniques neglect the management of self-organizing networks in…
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Project Management Journal
Mechanisms of Isomorphism in Project-Based Organizations
This article challenges the dominant assumption of goal rationality behind temporary organizations' design in project-based organizations (PBOs). While extant literature posits that organizations…
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