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Insights into collaboration at the project level: Complexity, social interaction and procurement mechanisms (2005)
Journal Article
Marshall, D., Cicmil, S., & Marshall, D. (2005). Insights into collaboration at the project level: Complexity, social interaction and procurement mechanisms. Building Research and Information, 33(6), 523-535. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210500288886

Drawing upon relevant concepts in organizational social theory (becoming ontology and processual view of complexity), and adopting an interpretative approach to studying organizational phenomena, this paper aims to make a contribution to the understa... Read More about Insights into collaboration at the project level: Complexity, social interaction and procurement mechanisms.

Quality in project environments: A nonconventional agenda (2000)
Journal Article
Cicmil, S. (2000). Quality in project environments: A nonconventional agenda. International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 17(4), 554-570. https://doi.org/10.1108/02656710010298599

A growing body of evidence indicates the emerging applications of projects and their role in modern businesses. The agreement over project success criteria and delivery of a quality product still remains a key managerial concern. Underlying theoretic... Read More about Quality in project environments: A nonconventional agenda.

Implementing organisational change projects: Impediments and gaps (1999)
Journal Article
Cicmil, S. (1999). Implementing organisational change projects: Impediments and gaps. Strategic Change, 8(2), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-1697%28199903/04%298%3A2%3C119%3A%3AAID-JSC416%3E3.0.CO%3B2-1

A ‘project’ perspective on managing change is offered to embrace a focused range of gaps and behavioural issues which determine the success or failure of change programmes. The argument evolves around contemporary strategic, managerial and behavioura... Read More about Implementing organisational change projects: Impediments and gaps.

An insight into management of organisational change projects (1999)
Journal Article
Cicmil, S. (1999). An insight into management of organisational change projects. Journal of Workplace Learning, 11(1), 5-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665629910250906

This article offers a “project” perspective on managing change, a view that starts by recognising the aspect of organisational change implementation, and develops to embrace a focused range of gaps and behavioural issues which determine the success o... Read More about An insight into management of organisational change projects.

The role of the marketing function in operations of a construction enterprise: Misconceptions and paradigms (1998)
Journal Article
Cicmil, S., & Nicholson, A. (1998). The role of the marketing function in operations of a construction enterprise: Misconceptions and paradigms. Management Decision, 36(2), 96-101. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251749810204179

Elaborates on specific realities of the construction environment, and of management and operations of growing construction enterprises. Presents a case study looking particularly at entrepreneurial attitudes towards the marketing function in the sect... Read More about The role of the marketing function in operations of a construction enterprise: Misconceptions and paradigms.

Implications of organizational and individual learning for effective change management in education - an exploratory study of management practices in elementary schools in England and Finland (1997)
Journal Article
Kekäle, T., Cicmil, S., & Kekale, T. (1997). Implications of organizational and individual learning for effective change management in education - an exploratory study of management practices in elementary schools in England and Finland. Journal of Workplace Learning, 9(5), 169-176. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665629710169639

Presents a work-in-progress report on an exploratory study of change management in education. Aims to investigate management processes employed in a sample of schools in the times of change and an increased demand for effectiveness and higher quality... Read More about Implications of organizational and individual learning for effective change management in education - an exploratory study of management practices in elementary schools in England and Finland.

Achieving completeness through TQ principles and organizational learning (1997)
Journal Article
Cicmil, S. (1997). Achieving completeness through TQ principles and organizational learning. Learning Organization, The, 4(1), 30-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/09696479710156451

Presents some findings from a study of organizational behaviour and change conducted in the Leicester District Land Registry (LDLR) Office with the objective of finding out the impact of the implementation of a quality initiative on the culture of a... Read More about Achieving completeness through TQ principles and organizational learning.

Can the S-S problem-solving method help to win the World Cup? (1996)
Journal Article
ho, S. K., & Cicmil, S. (1996). Can the S-S problem-solving method help to win the World Cup?. Management Decision, 34(2), 53-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251749610110337

Although in practice it is commonly found that there are several antecedents relevant to a particular problem, only one specific event represents its real cause. Analysis of the potential causes and the identification of the single cause that ultimat... Read More about Can the S-S problem-solving method help to win the World Cup?.