• A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks 

      Unterhitzenberger, Christine; Müller, Ralf Josef; Vaagaasar, Anne Live; Ke, Yongjian; Alonderienė, Raimonda; Minelgaite, Inga; Pilkienė, Margarita; Wang, Linzhuo; Zhu, Fangwei; Drouin, Nathalie; Chmieliauskas, Alfredas; Šimkonis, Saulius; Mongeon, Mylene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This study operationalizes and tests a multilevel governance model for interorganizational project networks. Results of a qualitative multicase study are used to develop a framework model with three levels of governance, ...
    • Network Governance for Interorganizational Temporary Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda 

      Wang, Linzhuo; Müller, Ralf Josef; Zhu, Fangwei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Governance of interorganizational networks for joint project execution has become a popular research theme in recent years. However, little is known about how the knowledge in this field is structured and how to further ...
    • Prior and governed stakeholder relationships: The key to resilience of inter-organizational projects 

      Yang, Xiaotian; Wang, Linzhuo; Zhu, Fangwei; Müller, Ralf Josef (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Increasingly, scholars are recognising the importance of resilience in projects. However, there is a lack of research on the resilience of temporary inter-organisational projects while considering the intricate relationship ...
    • Project managers adjust their leadership: to workspace and project type 

      Vaagaasar, Anne Live; Müller, Ralf Josef; De Paoli, Donatella (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The purpose of this paper is to investigate the triadic relationship between project workspace (i.e. spatial context), project type and project manager’s leadership style. It develops the concept of leadership construct ...
    • Rethinking project governance: Incorporating contextual and practice-based views 

      Song, Jinbo; Song, Lingchuan; Liu, Hongyan; Feng, Zhuo; Müller, Ralf Josef (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      While project governance research is burgeoning, the prevalence of a structural focus and project business perspective may impede the understanding of governing practices and contextual interaction. Therefore, we adopt a ...
    • Transformational leadership and project team members' silence: the mediating role of feeling trusted 

      Zhu, Fangwei; Wang, Linzhuo; Yu, Miao; Müller, Ralf Josef; Sun, Xiuxia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Silencing behavior among project team members (PTM) poses a potential threat to project results. Hence, breaking silence in projects is critical to motivate team members and beneficial for project outcomes. The purpose of ...
    • Transitions in Balanced Leadership in Projects: The Case of Horizontal Leaders 

      Alonderienė, Raimonda; Müller, Ralf Josef; Pilkienė, Margarita; Šimkonis, Saulius; Chmieliauskas, Alfredas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Balanced leadership theory conceptualizes that in projects leadership authority bounces back and forth between different roles in situational contingency, and is controlled by the project manager. One of these roles is the ...