Library

Article Ethics, Construction 1 February 2019

Project Management Journal

Contemporary Review of Anti-Corruption Measures in Construction Project Management

By Owusu, Emmanuel Kingsford | Chan, Albert P. C. | DeGraft, Owusu-Manu | Ameyaw, Effah Ernest | Robert, Osei-Kyei This study reviews the anti-corruption measures (ACMs) developed to mitigate the pervasiveness of corruption in construction project management (CPM). Using a two-stage methodological process to…

Article Risk Management, Ethics, Government 1 June 2018

Project Management Journal

Corruption as a Source of Government Project Failure in Developing Countries

By Damoah, Isaac Sakyi | Akwei, Cynthia A. | Amoako, Isaac Oduro | Botchie, David This study explores how corruption impacts the failure of government projects in developing countries with evidence from the Ghanaian context. This study solicits the perceptions of project…

Article Ethics 1 June 2018

Project Management Journal

Virtues and Vices in Project Management Ethics

By Ljungblom, Mia | Lennerfors, Thomas Taro Project management is omnipresent, yet the research on project management ethics is still lacking. Recent research stresses the importance of developing virtue ethics for project managers. This…

Article Talent Management, Ethics, Resource Management 1 June 2017

PM Network

Recruiting for Equality

By Jones, Tegan Metric representation of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap.

Article Ethics, Governance 1 December 2016

Project Management Journal

Governance and Ethics in Temporary Organizations

By Müller, Ralf | Turner, J. Rodney | Adersen, Erling S. | Shao, Jingting | Kvalnes, Øyvind The impact of multilevel governance on the frequency of ethical issues in temporary organizations (TOs) is investigated. A structural equation model, based on a global survey, showed that behavior…

Article Ethics 1 June 2016

Project Management Journal

Minima moralia in project management

By Klein, Louis "There is no right life in the wrong one," Theodor W. Adorno (1951/2006) concluded in the 'Minima Moralia.' In project management, this idea calls for rethinking the contributions and implications…

Article Ethics 1 June 2016

Project Management Journal

The open secret of values

By Biedenbach, Thomas | Jacobsson, Mattias The purpose of this article is to explore the roles and potential benefits of axiology and value theory in project research. This is done through (1) an exploration of the essentials of axiology and…

Conference Paper Change Management, Ethics, Leadership 13 May 2016

Change Management

By Karpe, Alankar | Rigamonti, Fabio Does stress and the pressure of change impact ethical and professional behaviour? In this paper, we will explore: ethical leadership, why it is important in managing change programmes, how social…

Research Summary Risk Management, Strategy, Ethics, Sustainability April 2016

PMI Sponsored Research

Rethink! Project Stakeholder Management

Based on the research of Martina Huemann, Pernille Eskerod, and Claudia Ringhofer, many projects fail because stakeholders’ expectations and interests are not sufficiently steered and managed. This…

Research Summary Leadership, Decision Making, Teams, Ethics, Organizational Project Management April 2016

PMI Sponsored Research

The Metaphysical Questions Every Project Practitioner Should Ask

Based on research by Lavagnon Ika and Christophe N. Bredillet, this article contends that project practitioners become so familiar with the word “project” that they think about it more in terms of…