The Oxford Handbook of Project Management

by Morris, Peter W. G.; Pinto, Jeffrey K.; Soderlund, Jonas

• ISBN13: 9780199563142
• ISBN10: 0199563144
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This Handbook presents and discusses leading ideas in the management of projects. Positioning project management as a domain much broader and more strategic than simply 'execution management', this Handbook draws on the insights of over 40 scholars to chart the development of the subject over the last 50 years or more as an area of increasing practical and academic interest. It suggests we could be entering an emerging 'third wave' of analysis and interpretation following its early technical and operational beginnings and the subsequent shift to a focus on projects and their management. Topics dealt with include: the historical evolution of the subject; its theoretical base; professionalism; business and societal context; strategy; organization; governance; innovation; overruns; risk; information management; procurement; relationships and trust; knowledge management; practice and teams. This handbook is of particular relevance to those interested in the research issues underlying project management.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. x
List of Tables	p. xi
List of Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction: Towards the Third Wave of Project Management	p. 1
History And Foundations
A Brief History of Project Management	p. 15
Theoretical Foundations of Project Management: Suggestions for a Pluralistic Understanding	p. 37
The Evolution of Project Management Research: The Evidence from the Journals	p. 65
Prospects for Professionalism in Project Management	p. 107
Industry And Context
The Project Business: Analytical Framework and Research Opportunities	p. 133
Projects and Partnerships: Institutional Processes and Emergent Practices	p. 154
Project Ecologies: A Contextual View on Temporary Organizations	p. 175
Strategy And Decision-Making
The P-Form Corporation: Contingencies, Characteristics, and Challenges	p. 201
Implementing Strategy through Projects	p. 224
Program Management: An Emerging Opportunity for Research and Scholarship	p. 252
Projects and Innovation: Innovation and Projects	p. 273
Governance And Control
Project Governance	p. 297
Over Budget, Over Time, Over and Over Again: Managing Major Projects	p. 321
Managing Risk and Uncertainty on Projects: A Cognitive Approach	p. 345
Information Management and the Management of Projects	p. 365
Contracting And Relationships
Shaping Projects, Building Networks	p. 391
Innovating the Practice of Normative Control in Project Management Contractual Relations	p. 410
Trust in Relational Contracting and as a Critical Organizational Attribute	p. 438
Organizing and Learning
Knowledge Integration in Product Development Projects: A Contingency Framework	p. 463
Leadership and Teamwork in Dispersed Projects	p. 483
Projects-as-Practice: New Approach, New Insights
Author Index	p. 519
Subject Index	p. 530
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