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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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technical complexity in projects. Next notions of problem and problem solving are highlighted. Then follows the main content of …
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principle of the Hiding Hand, the power of context, the role of complexity and uncertainty, the unexpected project effects …
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; second, the “complexity” strand of organisational management literature; and third, the capacity development strand of …
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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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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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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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