Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between project delivery success factors, project management tools, software, and methods. Design/methodology/approach – A statistical analysis was undertaken using data from a survey from a purposive sample of 150...

Purpose – Many projects involve an organisational change component. Project management (PM) and change management (CM) have the potential to jointly contribute to the delivery of organisational changes. However, there is a lack of clarity in the literature about the boundary and relationship...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize the scope, methodology and main findings of a doctoral thesis about engagement factors that impact the performance audit of capital projects in California. This research was taken from an agency theory perspective. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the risk management process conducted by some private and not‐for‐profit affordable housing providers in South East Queensland, and draw conclusions about the relationship between risk assessments/responses and past experiences....

Purpose – Private sector residential property investors aiming to achieve optimal total returns need to be able to identify the best performing suburbs in a city. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the risk‐adjusted investment performance of 19 suburbs within Auckland City and provide...

Purpose – There exists a large volume of literature evaluating the mortgage prepayment risk based on the USA's and other developed countries' experiences. With access to detailed loan‐level data provided by a national mortgage lender in China, the purpose of this paper is to revisit the...

In today's uncertain and turbulent markets, supply chain vulnerability has become an issue of significance for many companies. As supply chains become more complex as a result of global sourcing and the continued trend to “leaning‐down”, supply chain risk increases. The challenge to...

Purpose – This paper seeks to understand business requirements for supply chain risk management (SCRM) from a practitioner perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the findings from an exploratory quantitative survey and qualitative focus group discussions with supply chain...

Purpose – The aim of the research is to provide a method to evaluate supply chain risks that stand in the way of the supply chain objectives. Design/methodology/approach – An analytical hierarchy process model is proposed to identify supply chain risk factors with a view to improving the...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to develop a research agenda for risk and supply chain management. This is achieved by reviewing the literature on supply chain risk and locating it within the general literature on risk. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the general literature on...