Outputs (478)

The impact of transformational leadership on project success: An empirical study using structural equation modeling across twenty-eight nations (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper documents an empirical analysis of leadership study on project management practices, one that examines 153 projects across 28 nations through a two-phase research study. During phase one, I studied 46 projects involving 14 nations; during... Read More about The impact of transformational leadership on project success: An empirical study using structural equation modeling across twenty-eight nations.

Understanding project management practice through interpretative and critical research perspectives (2006)
Journal Article

Management and organizational history: Prospects (2006)
Journal Article

We outline the prospects for Management and Organizational History in the form of a 10-point agenda identifying issues that we envisage being addressed in the journal. 1.The ‘Historic Turn’ in Organization Theory – calls for a more historical orienta... Read More about Management and organizational history: Prospects.

Critical research in project management: An introduction (2006)
Book Chapter

New possibilities for project management theory: A critical engagement (2006)
Journal Article

Understanding knowledge and skills used in project management practice (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Transferring management knowledge from the west to the Balkans: Dilemmas, diversity, and the need for congruence (2006)
Journal Article

Making projects critical (2006)
Book

Outsourcing engineering commodity procurement (2006)
Journal Article

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce and provide an insight into the benefits of outsourcing the procurement function for engineering commodity items. Design/methodology/approach - Research into the literature presents the development... Read More about Outsourcing engineering commodity procurement.

The threat to core competence posed by developing closer supply chain relationships (2006)
Journal Article

Supply bases have been rationalised and now fewer “preferred” suppliers are in direct contact with customers, who demand more personal attention and greater responsiveness from them. In developing closer supplier relationships, the exchange of propri... Read More about The threat to core competence posed by developing closer supply chain relationships.

Application of lean visual process management tools (2006)
Journal Article

Visual process management tools have been developed by lean practitioners as communication aids and are used to help drive operations and processes in real time. Three case studies from aerospace companies describe the physical visual tools that have... Read More about Application of lean visual process management tools.

Intercultural team maturity model: Unity, diversity, capability (2006)
Journal Article

“I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another.”, Mahatma Gandhi. When project team members of diverse cultures act and react together... Read More about Intercultural team maturity model: Unity, diversity, capability.

Transformation of the European auto industry: the future of lean (2006)
Journal Article

Managing the global supply chain: A SME perspective1 (2006)
Journal Article

This paper aims to highlight the underlying factors that contribute to the effective management of a global supply chain from the perspective of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Global competition has placed considerable pressure on SMEs t... Read More about Managing the global supply chain: A SME perspective1.

The importance of 'process' in Rethinking Project Management: The story of a UK Government-funded research network (2006)
Journal Article

This paper tells the story of a UK Government-funded research network called Rethinking Project Management, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council between 2004 and 2006. The story is significant because of the considerable a... Read More about The importance of 'process' in Rethinking Project Management: The story of a UK Government-funded research network.

Directions for future research in project management: The main findings of a UK government-funded research network (2006)
Journal Article

In 2003 the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) agreed to fund a research network - Rethinking Project Management - to define a research agenda aimed at enriching and extending the subject of project management beyond its... Read More about Directions for future research in project management: The main findings of a UK government-funded research network.

Switch leadership in projects: An empirical study reflecting the importance of transformational leadership on project success across twenty-eight nations (2005)
Journal Article

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mahatma Gandhi This paper documents an empirical analysis of leadership in project management practices on 153 projects across 28 nations. This is a two-phase research st... Read More about Switch leadership in projects: An empirical study reflecting the importance of transformational leadership on project success across twenty-eight nations.

Intercultural team maturity model: Unity, diversity, capability. Achieving optimal performance when leading a multicultural project team (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Our research helps to judge ‘maturity’ as an asset to projects and heightens awareness of situational leadership, using intercultural team maturity levels as a tool for optimal project leadership success. This study focuses on exactly how to analy... Read More about Intercultural team maturity model: Unity, diversity, capability. Achieving optimal performance when leading a multicultural project team.

Insights into collaboration at the project level: Complexity, social interaction and procurement mechanisms (2005)
Journal Article

Switch leadership in projects: An empirical study reflecting the importance of transformational leadership on project success across twenty-eight nations (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper documents an empirical analysis of leadership in project management practices on 153 projects across 28 nations. This is a two-phase research study for which 46 projects were studied in phase 1 representing 14 nations and 107 projects were... Read More about Switch leadership in projects: An empirical study reflecting the importance of transformational leadership on project success across twenty-eight nations.