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Fostering Project Social Sustainability Through Stakeholder Inclusion
Full text linkIn project-based organizations, it is essential to respect the needs and expectations of different stakeholders. Sustainability and social outcomes have gained increasing importance, reflecting the demand for positive results in economic, social, and environmental areas. These results determine the actual value an organization contributes to its stakeholders. Aligning with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, organizations should prioritize sustainable economic growth, infrastructure, reduced urban inequalities, and partnerships in society. Neglecting social sustainability can lead to inequalities and suffering within local communities, posing reputational risks, particularly in complex projects. This chapter emphasizes the significance of stakeholder inclusion in project decision-making for better social sustainability. Project organizations should adopt a strategic and systematic approach, actively involving and harmonizing the interests of all stakeholders to achieve organizational goals and contribute to a cohesive and sustainable world
Using Twitter for Collaborative Student and Project Manager Learning: Reflections from a UK Pilot Project
No full textThis chapter presents an insight into a pilot project which took place at a UK higher education institution which used Twitter as a social media tool for engaging industry managers and students in sharing knowledge and collaborating on problem solving in the field of project management. Project management education and team formation literature is discussed, as well as reflections from the authors on the advantages and challenges for project teams on using Twitter as a social media tool. The wider implications for Project Managers adopting social media is considered more broadly, and important factors are recommended when making decisions whether to use social media to encourage teamwork and co-operation
The benefits of an e-business performance measurement system
No full textThis chapter investigates how organizations have been adapting their performance measurement practices in response to their adoption of e-business in their business operations. It aims to identify the features and benefits of an effective e-business performance measurement system. Twelve organizations known to have had some success in developing performance measurement systems suitable for the online environment were studied. The researchers found that these organizations adopted an incremental rather than a radical approach to changing their performance measurement system for e-business, thereby avoiding the costs and disruption associated with the introduction of more complex performance metrics. Secondly, they eschewed the use of best practice recipes (such as the balanced scorecard). The study concludes that although these results may be at odds with the prescriptive generic performance measurement literature, they may be appropriate for the current state of development of e-business
Reconceptualising megaproject success. Strategic insights from the Sustainable Development Goals
No full textMegaprojects include a wide range of projects ranging from building physical infrastructure, developing new
drugs and vaccines, rolling out educational programmes and various humanitarian endeavours. We explore
how the sustainability of megaprojects can be qualitatively and quantitatively assessed in terms of
achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), a widely accepted framework
with a clear set of targets and indicators. UN SDGs are ideal for discussing the success of megaprojects since
they are universal, accepted by several organisations, and familiar to policymakers, decision-makers and
scholars across several communities. Therefore, linking megaproject sustainability to SDGs is a way to “open
up” project studies and management to a broader community. This chapter analyses each SDG, showing its
applicability and links to megaprojects
Leading Sustainable Organizations - Projects as Instruments for Implementing Sustainability
No full textDue to increasing pressures from stakeholders, organizations face important challenges that require them to move from compliance to proactivity regarding sustainable development. They aim to adjust their strategy accordingly and reflect how they are addressing sustainability in their business. Realizing sustainable development at strategical level requires change. In the same time strategy needs to be translated into operational activities in order to create tangible results. This thesis explores the potential of projects as essential change instruments in realizing this strategic desiderate. We conducted a series of ten interviews with top managers in relevant organizations in Sweden in order to analyze their perceptions on this requirement. Our findings point out the importance of applying sustainability perspective in selection of project portfolios and project management processes. We also emphasize the catalyst role of organizational learning and sustainability awareness among employees which can lead to a sustainability culture within organizations
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Assessing Sustainability of Railway Modernization Projects; A Case Study from Romania
No full textAbstractProjects are important ‘instruments of change’ in realizing a more sustainable society. Sustainability in project management aims to integrate the concepts of sustainability into project management. In order to facilitate the consideration of sustainability aspects of projects, the SPM3 model provides a ‘snapshot’ on how the different variables of sustainability are considered in the management of a specific project.This paper reports a case study into the consideration of sustainability in the project Modernization of KM614-Curtici Romanian Railway Network. The assessment showed that the project is primarily economically driven, but that environmental aspects are also proactively considered. The project focusses less on the social aspects.The assessment also showed that the sustainability aspects of the project are mostly considered in relation to the project's deliverable. Less attention is given to the sustainability of the process. Regarding the level of consideration of sustainability, the participants of the study first of all indicate that a more proactive consideration of sustainability aspects is desired.The participants also agreed that the assessment of the project with the SPM3 model provided a holistic analysis of the sustainability of the project that formed an essential step in the further development and improvement of the project
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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