Browsing Publikasjoner fra CRIStin - BI by Journals "International Journal of Project Management"
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A theory framework for balancing vertical and horizontal leadership in projects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This paper develops a framework for understanding the interaction between person-centered leadership by project managers (a.k.a. vertical leadership (VLS)) and team-centered leadership by individuals in the project team ... -
Absorptive, innovative and adaptive capabilities and their impact on project and project portfolio performance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This study explores how absorptive, innovative and adaptive capabilities within early project phases affect project and portfolio performance in pharmaceutical and biotechnology R&D organizations. A sequential qualitative ... -
Choosing suitable project control modes to improve the knowledge integration under different uncertainties
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper examines how to design project control modes to improve knowledge integration under different types of uncertainty. Uncertainty can be the precondition of project control choice, and it gives rise to the differing ... -
Crossing times: Temporal boundary-spanning practices in inter-organizational projects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper introduces the notion of “temporal boundary spanning” and highlights the key role of project management in resolving temporal tensions among partners participating in interorganizational projects (IOPs). The ... -
Empowerment: The key to horizontal leadership in project teams
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Leadership in projects can shift between the project manager (a.k.a. vertical leadership) and one or more team members (a.k.a. horizontal leadership). Our study examines the processes, dimensions, and conditions for ... -
Filling the Mattress’. Trust development in the governance of megaprojects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The development of trust is a major challenge for the governance of public private infrastructure megaprojects. Contractual pre-arrangements should provide a blueprint for collaborative behavior and trust development but ... -
Governance and governmentality in projects: Profiles and relationships with success
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study investigates the role of governance and governmentality in project and organizational success. Results from 121 responses to a worldwide survey provided for profiling of different governance and governmentality ... -
Influencing factors of horizontal leaders' role identity in projects: A sequential mixed method approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Horizontal leadership is temporary and often short-term compared with vertical leadership. Therefore, the role identity of horizontal leaders' is more difficult to be legitimated. In this study, we investigated how different ... -
Our tribute to Rodney – And the importance of Goal Directed Project Management
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The book “Goal Directed Project Management” has had great success over the years and contributed to the development of project management scholarship. However, the story behind the first English edition of the book is also ... -
Practices of isolation: The shaping of project autonomy in innovation projects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)A project's autonomy, the degree to which a project can evolve without constant interference from the parent organization, is a key feature of innovation projects. The literature treats autonomy as a passive phenomenon and ... -
Prior and governed stakeholder relationships: The key to resilience of inter-organizational projects
(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 Portfolio Management Information Systems’ Positive Influence on Performance – The Importance of Process Maturity.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Companies increasingly support their project portfolio management processes with specific software, and the market for IT solutions is growing. While project portfolio management information systems (PPMIS) promise to ... -
Project studies: What it is, where it is going, International Journal of Project Management.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Project organising is a growing field of scholarly inquiry and management practice. In recent years, two important developments have influenced this field: (1) the study and practice of projects have extended their level ... -
Projects and institutions: towards understanding their mutual constitution and dynamics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Institutions are long-term and stabilizing mechanisms of social interaction that provide much of the groundwork for projects as temporary systems. Due to amassed change ambitions in contemporary projects, not least reflected ... -
The governance of horizontal leadership in projects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Using the framework of balanced leadership in projects, we explore how horizontal leadership is governed. Previous research in project governance has focused on control and trust as the main mechanisms of governance. We ... -
The governance of knowledge in project-based organizations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This research investigates patterns of knowledge governance practices in project-based organizations (PBOs). Five propositions about knowledge governance in PBOs were deductively and empirically tested using qualitative ... -
The identification of temporary horizontal leaders in projects: The case of China
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Balanced leadership in projects describes the dynamic transition of leadership authority between the project manager and one or more team members. Within this concept, the present study investigates the context, criteria, ... -
The project-oriented organization and its contribution to innovation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This paper presents a new conceptualization of the project-oriented organization. The project-oriented organization is conceptualized as an entrepreneurial, future- and stakeholder-oriented innovating organization, which ... -
The role of project portfolio management in fostering both deliberate and emergent strategy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Formal strategy processes have been shown to be insufficient in shaping strategy, particularly in turbulent environments. Emerging strategies that constitute independently from deliberate top-down strategy processes are ...