The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical source for understanding how the cultural artifacts in project-based organisations affect Knowledge Management (KM) activities. The paper primarily provides a theoretical investigation identifying the key concepts within the literature. Then,...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to identify and examine various factors that influence the success or failure of knowledge management (KM) initiatives in project-based companies. Design/methodology/approach – Following a literature review, the study proposes a conceptual model of six...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the question of the effectiveness of business consultants in operations development projects. It does this by analysing the results of collaboration between a multinational firm and business consultants who applied the theory of constraints to...

This article aims to look at the relationship between organisational culture and knowledge-sharing practices in a project work context. The key objectives for this exploration is to consider the significance of organisational culture within project-based companies and to determine how...

This conceptual paper investigates the process of knowledge transfer in project-based organizations from the perspective of organizational culture. The paper identifies obstacles to knowledge transfer in project-based organizations and emphasizes the importance of organizational and project...

Purpose – Projects almost invariably involve a variety of diversely skilled people from different national, organisational, and professional cultural backgrounds. These people come together for a specific period of time to accomplish certain unique, unpredictable, and complex objectives. These...

The study focuses on the understanding of the impact of Total Quality Management (TQM) in firms in South-East Europe (SEE). One hundred structured in-depth interviews were conducted with a mixture of firms in SEE, mainly with middle and top level managers. The main fact of the study is that...

This paper aims to model and minimize transportation costs in collecting tree logs from several regions and delivering them to the nearest collection point. This paper presents agent-based modeling (ABM) that comprehensively encompasses the key elements of the pickup and delivery supply chain...