Department: PhD in Business Management & PhD in Project Management
Module Description: This module addresses the need to manage projects to deliver innovations as well as provide the knowledge that would help students understand the purpose of projects and their relationship to corporate strategic objectives, Project managers need to understand the drivers for change and innovation in the way projects are managed and how the different models of innovation and change and their applicability in a project environment. The module advocates the need to view project management as the management of innovation which in the past was limited to “new product development”. The module will examine the role of project managers in encouraging creativity, creating a climate of innovation and Innovation networks. The module will examine the relevant issues at team level and at supply chain level. In particular, using case studies, examine how an effective knowledge sharing and learning within the team and between the supply chain will create the support and incentive for innovation.
Corporate social responsibility
Organisational Behaviour
Organisations and Project Contracts
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
Developments in project management knowledge and its organisation
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
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
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