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A typology of unexpected events in complex projects
Piperca, Sorin; Floricel, Serghei - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 5 (2012) 2, pp. 248-265
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the origins and nature of unexpected events that affect complex projects, by relying on a view of projects as social systems. The authors argue that the project relation to its environment is mediated by a model of this environment that is...
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Observation's role in technically complex project implementation: the social autopoietic system view
Koskinen, Kaj U. - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 6 (2013) 2, pp. 349-364
technical complexity in projects. Next notions of problem and problem solving are highlighted. Then follows the main content of …
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Rethinking revisited: insights from an early rethinker
Ika, Lavagnon A.; Söderlund, Jonas - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 9 (2016) 4, pp. 931-954
principle of the Hiding Hand, the power of context, the role of complexity and uncertainty, the unexpected project effects …
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Capacity development through international projects: a complex adaptive systems perspective
McEvoy, Peter; Brady, Malcolm; Munck, Ronaldo - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 9 (2016) 3, pp. 528-545
; second, the “complexity” strand of organisational management literature; and third, the capacity development strand of …
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Is it for donors or locals? The relationship between stakeholder interests and demonstrating results in international development
Julian, Rachel - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 9 (2016) 3, pp. 505-527
Purpose – Many development interventions fail to report results that are important to local people (intended beneficiaries of the intervention) but not of strategic importance to the donors funding the work. Failure to report unexpected results, or those not linked to strategic goals,...
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Flexible contracting in project business
Kujala, Jaakko; Nystén-Haarala, Soili; Nuottila, Jouko - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 8 (2015) 1, pp. 92-106
and project contracts in the context of project business characterized by a high level of complexity and uncertainty. The … characterized by complexity and uncertainty, there is a need for flexible project contracts. The authors suggest that there are two …
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The final state convergence model
Usher, Gregory; Whitty, Stephen Jonathan - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 10 (2017) 4, pp. 770-795
a new conceptual model developed from the transformational production management, strategic management and complexity … synthesized from the transformational production management, strategic management and complexity theories. The model illuminates …
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