scholarly journals ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE TO INTEGRATE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS: A CASE STUDY

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saumyendu Ghosh ◽  
Lauren Buckler ◽  
Mirosław J. Skibniewski ◽  
Sam Negahban ◽  
Young Hoon Kwak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Organizational Governance ◽  
Project Governance ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Governance Process ◽  
Governance Strategies

Sustainable development represents a major challenge of the 21st century. Organizations use projects to implement strategic corporate objectives, exploring sustainable development from a project management perspective is imperative. While current project management techniques are well defined in terms of content and process to manage the budget-scope-time constraint, availability of organization resources and ability to adopt project governance strategies in a changing business environment, like incorporating sustainability in business process is ambiguous, literature has not explored how to cope with a normative situation like sustainability. We consider Small-to-Mid-Size-Construction-Organizations (SMSCOs), which makes up the largest portion of the project-based industry and are most impacted by new government regulations, as our population of interest. This paper addresses two primary objectives in relation to organizational resources available for SMSCOs: to identify an organization's shortcomings in undertaking a sustainable project, and to identify means for improving organizational readiness to cope with governance of sustainable projects. A case study with a SMSCO to understand activities, resource availability, and how to improve organization readiness to undertake projects related to sustainability is discussed. A conceptual framework is presented for the adoptive project governance process to ensure resource constrained organizations like SMSCO's can align better to govern such projects.

scholarly journals Optimized Application of Sustainable Development Strategy in International Engineering Project Management

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (14) ◽  
pp. 1633
Author(s):  
Zhiwu Zhou ◽  
Julián Alcalá ◽  
Víctor Yepes
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Management System ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Programming Algorithm ◽  
International Project ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Project Management System

The aim of this paper is to establish an international framework for sustainable project management in engineering, to make up the lack of research in this field, and to propose a scientific theoretical basis for the establishment of a new project management system. The article adopts literature review, mathematical programming algorithm and case study as the research method. The literature review applied the visual clustering research method and analyzed the results of 21-year research in this field. As a result, the project management system was found to have defects and deficiencies. A mathematical model was established to analyze the composition and elements of the optimized international project management system. The case study research selected large bridges for analysis and verified the superiority and practicability of the theoretical system. Thus, the goal of sustainable development of bridges was achieved. The value of this re-search lies in establishing a comprehensive international project management system model; truly integrating sustainable development with project management; providing new research frames and management models to promote the sustainable development of the construction industry.

scholarly journals From Global Goals and Planetary Boundaries to Public Governance—A Framework for Prioritizing Organizational Sustainability Activities

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Ranängen ◽  
Mathias Cöster ◽  
Raine Isaksson ◽  
Rickard Garvare
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Organizational Governance ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Freshwater Use ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives

Background: A particular challenge in the work to realize the global goals for sustainable development is to find ways for organizations to identify and prioritize organizational activities that address these goals. There are also several sustainability initiatives, guidelines and tools to consider when planning, working with and reporting on sustainable development. Although progress has been made, little has been written about how organizations rise to and manage the challenge. The paper explores how organizations address sustainable development, which sustainability aspects they prioritize and whether previous research can improve the priority process by using materiality analysis approach. Methods: A case study approach was chosen. Data was collected by interactive workshops and documentation. The participating organizations were two Swedish municipalities; Results: The municipalities have introduced a number of sustainability aspects into their organizational governance, especially in terms of society, human rights and the environment. A materiality analysis was conducted to determine the relevance and significance of sustainability aspects. The result shows that climate action, biodiversity and freshwater use are aspects that should be prioritized; Conclusion: The materiality analysis methodology chosen for prioritizing of sustainability aspects was useful and easy to work with. However, the sustainability aspect matrix and the risk assessment have to be updated regularly in order to form an effective base for the materiality analysis.

An Analysis of Mission-Based Project Governance Strategies of Charitable Organizations: In the Case of the “Aid De facto Orphans” Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-171
Author(s):  
Wenhui Xu ◽  
Wenqi Dong ◽  
Min Cai
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Resource Mobilization ◽  
Analysis Framework ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Charitable Organization ◽  
Project Governance ◽  
Governance Strategies ◽  
Changsha City ◽  
And Control

Abstract With the idea of governance spreading, governance thinking has also begun being applied in the field of project management, giving rise to an emerging theory of project governance. The nature of charitable organizations and their disadvantage in resource mobilization make it necessary also to apply the idea and analysis framework of governance to project operations and move from project management to project governance. This article will illustrate, through an analysis of the “Aid De facto Orphans” Project that the Changsha City Yuelu District Boundless Love Commonwealth Culture Promotion Association (DAWJ) has launched, that a charitable organization in its process of project governance must also hold fast to its mission and, on the basis of the mission, set objectives of project governance, select partners, build governance mechanisms and control governance performance.

scholarly journals Sustainability in Project Management. Governance and Integration of the P5 Standard

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
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Carboni Joel B.
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Project Governance ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Corporate Social

In 2012, The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development centered on the notion that sustainable development is dependent upon both public and private sectors being fully engaged by leveraging frameworks that support the advancement of sustainable development initiatives, taking into account the importance of corporate social responsibility (Rio, 2012). With the United Nations Millennium Development Goals set to expire in 2015, giving way to the Post-2015 Engagement Architecture, a framework that is expected to establish priorities and strategies for the next era. Project management is uniquely positioned to drive these efforts through both governance and use. This paper focuses on the key integration points for sustainability to project governance and methods using the GPM P5 Standard for People, Planet, Profit, Project Products and Processes. P5 provides for useful benchmarking across industry and fundamentally helps organizations demonstrate the reality of their commitment to sustainability by allowing stakeholders to better understand the organization�s contribution to sustainable development.

Changes of Projects by Considering the Principles of Sustainable Development Case Study

2013 ◽  
pp. 304-320
Author(s):  
Roland Gareis
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Temporary Organizations

Permanent organizations, such as companies, divisions, profit, and cost centres, as well as temporary organizations, i.e. projects and programmes, change. Reasons for changes might be new values of organizations such as transparency, empowerment, stakeholder participation, risk-orientation, etc., which are values on which sustainable development is based. Different change types, namely organizational learning, further developing, transforming, and radical re-positioning can be identified and can be described by specific chains of processes. For performing change processes of permanent organizations projects and programmes can be applied. The processes for managing the different changes of projects, in which the principles of SD might be considered, are described. The focus is on the management of transforming a project. The case study: Transforming the Project Hospital North is based on a comprehensive analysis of this project transformation in the book Project Management & Sustainable Development Principles by Roland Gareis, Martina Huemann, and André Martinuzzi (all WU Vienna) published by PMI (Gareis et al. 2013).

scholarly journals The Case Study of the Big Latvian Energy Companies’ Compliance with the Principles of Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 72-76
Author(s):  
Raja Kočanova ◽  
Ineta Geipele ◽  
Kārlis Ketners
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Energy Market ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
To Come ◽  
Energy Companies

The rationale of the study is connected with the fact that society has increasingly begun to discuss its responsibility to the generation to come. Without economic aspects, social and environmental issues have become increasingly apparent because there is more and more relevant question whether the natural system will be able to withstand the increasing loading associated with human activities. In Latvia there have been made attempts to promote the principle of sustainable development, its adoption and implementation. On the basis of the above stated rationale of the subject, the objective of the study is to estimate the big Latvian energy companies’ compliance with the principles of sustainable development. The reduction of energy sources and their capacity, greenhouse gas emission caused by energy production, and features of the energy market put forward branch enterprises in front of the principle of sustainable development and the idea of its implementation. To determine the big Latvian energy companies’ contribution to sustainable development, in the survey of representatives of the business environment there have been included questions about the big Latvian energy companies’ compliance with the principles of sustainable development. In the research paper there have been used the statistical analysis of data and the processing method.

scholarly journals Project management relationship to green innovation processes in sustainable fabric companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Isabel Cristina Scafuto ◽  
Valdemilson de Assis Alves de Araújo ◽  
Andrea dos Anjos Moreiras ◽  
Cláudia Terezinha Kniess
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Green Materials ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Innovation Processes

The concept of green innovation refers to innovation that seeks to make radical or progressive improvements to products or processes that contribute to sustainable development. Green innovation can improve the global image of a business and lead to better market performance. Green innovation projects can contribute to economic growth and a positive quality of life without negatively affecting the environment. Consequently, this study aims to examine the relationship between the development of green materials resulting from green innovation and project management. To achieve the research objective, we conducted a multi-case study with companies developing green innovation derived textile. The findings show that the firms surveyed do not use formal project management to execute their green innovation projects and that their project management is intuitive. Although the companies surveyed are concerned with sustainable development and strive to innovate to satisfy their customers responsibly, their project management practices are informal. This study contributes to the practice. It is possible to introduce project management into enterprises to enhance green innovation while adapting practices or using less formal and bureaucratic techniques.

scholarly journals Research on the Sustainability of the Enterprise Business Ecosystem from the Perspective of Boundary: The China Case

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6435
Author(s):  
Li He ◽  
Yang Cheng ◽  
Xuejie Su
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
Business Ecosystem ◽  
Competition Rules ◽  
Specific Impact

In the context of the Internet, the business environment shows great uncertainty. This kind of uncertainty has not only changed the original competitive boundary of enterprise completely, but also the competition rules of enterprise. The cooperation of enterprises with suppliers, producers, sellers, customers, other organizations and stakeholders is getting closer and closer. The competition among enterprises is no longer the competition between individual enterprises, but based on the co-evolution under the business ecosystem. Therefore, how to create a good business ecosystem and sustainable development is the main problem faced by enterprises. This paper conducts an exploratory case study on the sustainability of the business ecosystem of enterprises from the perspective of boundary, to provide a new theoretical basis for the sustainable development of enterprises. This study investigates the specific impact of various system elements on the sustainable development of enterprises, summarizes the theoretical model, and finally provides feasible suggestions on promoting the sustainable development of the business ecosystem from the perspective of boundary.

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