scholarly journals A Meta-theoretical framework for theory building in project management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Svejvig
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Theory Building

The Complicity of Trees: The Socionatural Field of/for Tree Theft in Bulgaria

Slavic Review ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad Staddon
Keyword(s):  
Political Ecology ◽  
Road Networks ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Forest Stand ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Relational Networks ◽  
Bounded Space ◽  
Single Locality

This article presents a critical political ecology of the various forms of tree theft in a Bulgarian locality. Based on primary fieldwork carried out almost annually since 1992, Chad Staddon argues that even in a relatively tightly bounded space such as a single locality or forest stand, environment-society relationships are sufficiently complex to make the enterprises of analysis and theory-building quite challenging. Yet, as this case study of tree theft shows, it is precisely because environment-society relationships are so intertwined that a “symmetrical” treatment of humans and nonhuman actors is required that takes us well beyond the bounds of “traditional” political ecology. Locating the treatment of tree theft in just such a social theoretical framework offers many benefits. Staddon contends that it is not possible to really understand, or develop policy for, tree theft without carefully considering the relational networks that bind together all the protagonists, including loggers, foresters, policy-makers, and local people, as well as trees, forests, road networks, and other nonhuman agents.

Cross-Functional Structures: A Review and Integration of Matrix Organization and Project Management

1992 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Ford ◽  
W. Alan Randolph
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Functional Organization ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Project Leader ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Matrix Organization ◽  
Project Characteristics ◽  
Team Characteristics ◽  
Definition Of

In this article, we review and summarize the literature on crossfunctional organization forms that has been published since 1976. We focus on the commonalities of the literatures that deal with matrix organization and project management. With a definition of cross-functional organization in hand, we review the literature for advantages and disadvantages of these organization forms, ending the section with a discussion of the great needfor empirical research to resolve numerous questions and paradoxes. Finally, we review a model for effective cross-functional organizations, comprising environmental influences, organizational characteristics, project characteristics, project team characteristics, project leader characteristics, and project effectiveness. Each section ends with a discussion of needed research, and the article ends with a call for research and theory building regarding cross-functional organizations, which continue to grow in application importance.

Impact of Project Management Offices on Knowledge Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 166-195
Author(s):  
César Hernando Rincón-González ◽  
Flor Nancy Díaz-Piraquive
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Information Gathering ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Detailed Statistical Analysis ◽  
The Impact

This applied research work identifies the impact of the project management offices (PMO) on knowledge management among 502 organizations from Colombian enterprises. First, a literature review about PMOs and knowledge management within the project perspective was conducted. Then, a bibliometric analysis was conducted in order to establish the link between this type of offices and the knowledge management on scientific publications about project management. Afterwards, a comprehensive theoretical framework about the matter of study was build. Subsequently, an information gathering instrument was developed in order to collect data for the research. Next, a nation-wide fieldwork was undertaken by analyzing the organizations. Successively, a detailed statistical analysis was conducted in order to identify the impact of the project management offices on knowledge management within the objects of study. Finally, results and conclusions were documented, and future lines of research were established.

scholarly journals Corporate heritage identity stewardship: a corporate marketing perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 22-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Burghausen ◽  
John M.T. Balmer
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Corporate Identity ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Stewardship Theory ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Corporate Marketing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Heritage ◽  
Corporate Heritage Identity

Purpose – The purpose of this empirical study was to introduce the theory of corporate heritage stewardship by focussing on the nascent corporate heritage identity domain. In particular, the research explores managers’ collective understanding of their organisation’s corporate heritage and how the latter is marshalled, and strategically represented, by them. The case study was undertaken in Great Britain’s oldest extant brewery. Established in 1698, Shepherd Neame is one of UK’s oldest companies. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical research informed by a theory-building, case study using qualitative data. This study draws on multiple sources of data generated through semi-structured interviews, the analysis of documents and non-participant observations. The analysis of data was facilitated by a multi-stage coding process and a prolonged hermeneutic interaction between data, emerging concepts and extant literature. Findings – Corporate heritage identity stewardship theory argues that the strategic enactment of a corporate heritage identity is predicated on a particular management mindset, which is meaningfully informed by three awareness dimensions expressed by managers (i.e. awareness of positionality, heritage, and custodianship). These awareness dimensions are underpinned by six managerial stewardship dispositions characterised by a sense of: continuance, belongingness, self, heritage, responsibility and potency. The findings are synthesised into a theoretical framework of managerial corporate heritage identity stewardship. Research limitations/implications – The insights from this empirical case study meaningfully advance our theoretical understanding of the corporate heritage identity domain. Whilst the empirical contribution of this study is qualitatively different from statistical/substantive generalisations, which seek to establish universal laws, the research insights are valuable in terms of theory-building in their own terms and are analytically generalisable. The insights from this study have the potential to inform further studies on corporate heritage identities, including research underpinned by a positivistic, and quantitative, methodology. Practical implications – The findings have utility for corporate marketing management, in that they illustrate how a collective corporate heritage mindset can both inform, as well as guide, managers in terms of their stewardship of their firm’s corporate heritage identity. The theoretical framework is of utility in practical terms, in that it reveals the multiple dimensions that are significant for management stewardship of a corporate heritage identity. Originality/value – The research confirms and expands the notion of management stewardship in corporate identity in corporate marketing contexts by identifying how a multi-dimensional managerial mindset has constitutive and instrumental relevance. Moreover, this study identifies the distinct characteristics of this corporate identity type – corporate heritage identity – which are revealed to have a saliency for managers. Both insights underpin the corporate heritage identity stewardship theory explicated in this article.

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Robert Garner ◽  
Yewande Okuleye
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Oral History Interviews ◽  
Oxford Group

The introduction sets the scene for the book by sketching out the theoretical framework to be used to analyze the Oxford Group. The study of the Oxford Group serves as a case study of creative endeavor. How do we explain the emergence of important work and the development of new ideas, and how important is the creative community within which these ideas emerge? Explaining the theory building that accompanied the ethnographic research, centering on a set of oral history interviews with the participants, is important not only as a way of making sense of the Oxford Group but also as a device to facilitate dialogue across fields and methods by providing a trans-situational language. The theoretical framework derives both from ethnographic observation—and in that sense is engaged with grounded theory—and from the extension and refinement of preexisting theoretical formulations. This includes an engagement with the literature on group dynamics, including most notably collaborative circles as well as social network theory and psychogeography.

scholarly journals Decision Making Towards Integration of Sustainability Into Project Management; A Multilevel Theory Building Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosein Daneshpour ◽  
Josu Takala
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Project Portfolio ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Project Portfolio Management ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Multilevel Theory ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages

AbstractIn recent years project management has reached into a new paradigm because of integration of sustainability into the projects. The paper argues that multilevel approach is the key driver of successful sustainable project portfolio management. Hereby, this paper strives to underpin the theory and the logic behind the sustainable project management, while providing sustainable competitive advantages. Therefore, it develops an innovative multilevel framework, and analyses the current project management products and processes, and consequently presents a more holistic insight for the implementation of sustainability in project portfolio management.

scholarly journals Gestión estrategica de proyectos: una metodología para una ventaja competitiva sostenible

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin Francisco Ferrer Romero
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Organizational Strategy ◽  
Project Management Institute ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Definition Of

This article aims at discussing the link between project management discipline and strategic planning by applying the methodology of strategic management. Currently, some organizations need to turn project management into a competitive advantage, which are generally reached when aligning them with organizational strategy. Consequently, it is important to make sure that strategic planning stages are clearly aligned with the methodology of project management. Therefore, the analysis, formulation, implementation and definition of the strategic goals have to meet practicability. Some basic concepts of strategic management and the analysis of the project management focus are discussed, referring to PMBoK of the Project Management Institute (PMI) theoretical framework which guarantees a competitive advantage for these organizations. This methodology is known as Integral Management of Strategic Projects

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