This study investigates a dilemma that inter-organizational collectives formed to develop new infrastructure face at the project front-end: either invest in flexible designs that cope with change in requirements, this is design to evolve — at risk the extra costs upfront will not pay off if...

"In this book, Jim Freeman suggests that the biggest reason America cannot get beyond its racial divide is as simple as it disturbing: Racism is enormously profitable. Rich Thanks to Racism exposes a group of Corporate America and Wall Street billionaires as a driving force behind the public...

This study links evolution in organizational structure to ambiguity in the definition of performance in the context of organizations formed to develop long-lived infrastructure: so-called ‘mega-projects’. Based on a longitudinal, inductive analysis of three mega-projects in London, we argue...

This study discusses the sustainability of highly-fragile, consensus-oriented developments which rely on voluntary contributions of resources. The research is grounded on a dataset of interorganizational controversies that arose during the planning of four mega infrastructure projects in the UK....

Project risk management has become an important area of interest in project management practice over the past decade. Numerous best practice standards, tools and techniques have been developed focussing on a more effective risk management process. This process consists of four main phases:...