• Digging in the megaproject's graveyard: Why do megaprojects die, and how to check their health? 

      Juarez Cornelio, Jose Rodrigo; Sainati, Tristano; Locatelli, Giorgio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The pressure to complete Infrastructure Megaprojects (IMs) is enormous; once started, IMs are commonly considered too costly to be stopped. Still, despite this widespread belief, several IMs are terminated during ...
    • A Manifesto for project management research 

      Locatelli, Giorgio; Ika, Lavagnon; Drouin, Nathalie; Müller, Ralf Josef; Huemann, Martina; Söderlund, Jonas; Geraldi, Joana; Clegg, Stewart (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Project management research has evolved over the past five decades and is now a mature disciplinary field investigating phenomena of interest to academics, practitioners and policymakers. Studies of projects and project ...
    • Social sustainability of energy infrastructures: The role of the programme governance framework 

      Sainati, Tristano; Locatelli, Giorgio; Mignacca, Benito (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The energy infrastructure literature focuses on the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability, neglecting the social dimension. Particularly obscure is how the programme governance frameworks of energy projects ...
    • The ugly side of construction: modern slavery in the 2022 FIFA World Cup program 

      Alzoubi, Yazan; Locatelli, Giorgio; Sainati, Tristano (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Modern slavery is an illegal and unethical practice that is widespread across several sectors, including construction. This article investigates the mechanisms and motivations for employing modern slaves in construction ...