MGT 604 Organisation, Projects and Sustainability: Reading list

Organisation Theory

• Hatch, M. J. and Cunliffe, A. (2018). Organization theory: modern, symbolic and postmodern perspectives. 4^th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Corporate social responsibility

• Blowfield, M. and Murray, A. (2014). Corporate responsibility: a critical introduction. 3^rd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Organisational Behaviour

• Robbins, S. P. and Judge, T. A. (2019). Organizational behaviour. 18^th edn. Boston: Pearson.

Organisations and Project Contracts

• Turner, J. R. (ed.). (2003). Contracting for project management. Hampshire: Gower.

Sustainability

• Al-Saleh, Y. M. and Taleb, H. M. (2010). The integration of sustainability within value management practices: a study of experienced value managers in the GCC countries. Project Management Journal, vol. 41(2), pp. 50-59. Request item

• Edum-Fotwe, F.T. and Price, A. D. F. (2009). A social ontology for appraising sustainability of construction projects and developments. International Journal of Project Management, vol. 27(4), pp. 313-322. Request item

• Koppenjan, J. F. M. and Enserink, B. (2009). Public-private partnerships in urban infrastructures: reconciling private sector participation and sustainability. Public Administration Review, March-April, vol. 69(2), pp. 284-296.

Developments in project management knowledge and its organisation

• Association of Project Management. (2012). The APM body of knowledge. 6^th edn. Buckinghamshire: Association for Project Management.

• Bredillet, C., Yatim, F. and Ruiz, P. (2010). Project management deployment: the role of cultural factors. International Journal of Project Management, vol. 28, pp. 183-193. Request item

• Crawford, L. and Pollack, J. (2007). How generic are project management knowledge and practice? Project Management Journal, March, pp. 87-96. Request item

• Hodgson, D. (2008). ‘The new professionals: professionalisation and the struggle for occupational control in the field of project management’, in D. Muzio, S. Ackroyd and J. F. Chanlet (eds). Redirections in the study of expert labour: established professions and new expert occupations. Basingstoke: Palgrave, Macmillan, pp. 217–234.

• Project Management Institute. (2013). PMBOK guide: a guide to the project management body of knowledge. 5^th edn. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.

Knowledge management strategies

• Von Krogh, G., Nonaka, I. and Aben, M. (2001). Making the most of your company’s knowledge: a strategic framework. Long Range Planning, vol. 34, pp. 421-439. Request item

Organisations and project contracts

• Müller, R. and Turner, J. R. (2005). The impact of principal agent relationship and contract type on communication between project owner and manager. International Journal of Project Management, vol. 23, pp. 398-403. Request item

• Turner, J. R. and Simister, S. J. (2001). Project contract management and a theory of organization. International Journal of Project Management, vol. 19, pp. 457-464.

Project management in the contexts of organisational power, control and conflict

• Thamhain, H. J. (2004). Linkages of project environment to performance: lessons for team leadership. International Journal of Project Management, vol. 22, pp. 533-544. Request item

• Keegan, A.E. and Den Hartog, D.N. (2004). Transformational leadership in a project-based environment: a comparative study of the leadership styles of project managers and line managers. International Journal of Project Management, vol. 22, pp. 609-617. Request item

• Lee-Kelley, L. and Sankey, T. (2008). Global virtual teams for value creation and project success: a case study. International Journal of Project Management, vol. 26, pp. 51-62. Request item           

Organisational culture and climate

• Eskerod, P. and Blichfeldt, B. S. (2005). Managing team entrees and withdrawals during the project life cycle. International Journal of Project Management, vol. 23, pp. 495-503. Request item

• Van Marrewijk, A. (2007). Managing project culture: the case of Environ Megaproject. International Journal of Project Management, vol. 25, pp. 290-299. Request item

Sustainability

• Labuschagne, C. and Brent, A. C. (2005). Sustainable project life cycle management: the need to integrate life cycles in the manufacturing sector. International Journal of Project Management, vol. 23, pp. 159-168. Request item

General

• Turner, J. R. (2014). The handbook of project based management. 4^th edn. New York: McGraw-Hill.