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A study of out‐sourcing versus in‐sourcing tasks within a project value chain
McKenna, David; Walker, Derek H.T. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 2, pp. 216-232
mode of operation of utilizing an established out‐sourcing firm. The studied organisation is a large telecommunication firm …/methodology/approach – Single illustrative case study testing the usefulness of the composite out‐sourcing decision framework decision making …, there are many cases where business processes may be outsourced or sub‐contracted. While out‐sourcing does, and will in the …
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Learning through shared objects in outsourced software development
Vakkayil, Jacob D. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 4 (2011) 4, pp. 616-632
Purpose – This paper focuses on how shared objects created by support departments in a software development firm facilitate the advancement of learning and knowledge sharing. Objects can be both facilitative and restrictive in certain ways, and the study seeks to enhance our understanding of...
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Editorial
Walker, Derek H.T. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 5-16
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the philosophy of the journal and present a summary of its content and how the various papers link to the journal's philosophy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a limited literature review to establish the journal's philosophy and...
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Collaborative academic/practitioner research in project management
Walker, Derek H.T.; Cicmil, Svetlana; Thomas, Janice; … - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 17-32
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide of a review of the theory and models underlying project management (PM) research degrees that encourage reflective learning. Design/methodology/approach – Review of the literature and reflection on the practice of being actively involved in...
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Project strategy: strategy types and their contents in innovation projects
Artto, Karlos; Martinsuo, Miia; Dietrich, Perttu; … - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 49-70
Purpose – Previous literature on project strategy has adopted the narrow view that a project is to be conducted under the governance of a single strong sponsor or parent organization. The purpose of this study is to provide a critical analysis on prior project management (PM) literature...
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Leading dynamically complex projects
Cavaleri, Steven; Reed, Fred - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 71-87
Purpose – The paper seeks to establish a critical role for leaders in guiding projects to higher levels of effectiveness. This role centers on using the thinking capacities associated with systems thinking, knowledge processing, action learning, and pragmatism. It is also to design systems to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014786234
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Subcontractors' business relationships as risk sources in project networks
Artto, Karlos; Eloranta, Kirsi; Kujala, Jaakko - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 88-105
Purpose – This paper seeks to address the risks for a main contractor firm's project business that arise from subcontractors' inter‐organizational relationships in complex‐ and dynamic‐project networks. Design/methodology/approach – Existing project risk management research neglects...
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Project management: a case study of a successful ERP implementation
Carton, Fergal; Adam, Frederic; Sammon, David - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 106-124
Purpose – The success rate of enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations is not high in view of the sums invested by organisations in these applications. It has often been indicated that a combination of inadequate preparedness and inappropriate project management have been responsible...
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Project relationship management and the Stakeholder Circle™
Bourne, Lynda; Walker, Derek H.T. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 125-130
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to summarise a successfully completed doctoral thesis. The main purpose of the paper is to provide a summary that indicates the scope of, and main issues raised by, the thesis so that readers that are undertaking research in this area may be aware of current...
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Comprehensive framework for estimating the deployment cost of integrated business transformation projects
Hoon Kwak, Young; Watson, Rudy J.; Anbari, Frank T. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (2008) 1, pp. 131-139
Purpose – This paper is a summary of a successfully defended doctoral dissertation. The purpose of this paper is to place this research in context to emerging areas of project management and service science, management and engineering and to encourage others to embark on further research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014786238