Defining project efficiency, effectiveness and efficacy

YJT Zidane, NOE Olsson - … Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper studies how the concepts of efficiency, effectiveness and efficacy are
used in project management literature. The concepts relate to the degree of success or …

Managing inter-firm projects: A systematic review and directions for future research

S von Danwitz - International Journal of Project Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Although the management of inter-firm projects is increasingly being researched in a wide
range of academic fields (project management, alliances and networks, organization …

How does organizational structure influence performance through learning and innovation in Austria and China

Q Hao, H Kasper, J Muehlbacher - Chinese Management Studies, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between organizational
structure and performance, especially through organizational learning and innovation …

The impact of incentive mechanisms on project performance

X Meng, B Gallagher - International journal of project management, 2012 - Elsevier
Contractual incentives have been increasingly practised in construction projects. In this
study, a questionnaire survey is carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Republic of …

Assessing the moderating effect of innovation capability on the relationship between logistics service capability and firm performance for ocean freight forwarders

CC Yang - International Journal of Logistics Research and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the moderating effect of innovation capability on the relationship
between logistics service capability and firm performance for ocean freight forwarders. Four …

Putting into practice error management theory: unlearning and learning to manage action errors in construction

PED Love, J Smith, P Teo - Applied ergonomics, 2018 - Elsevier
Error management theory is drawn upon to examine how a project-based organization,
which took the form of a program alliance, was able to change its established error …

Contingency-based approach to firm performance in construction: Critical review of empirical research

F Deng, H Smyth - Journal of construction engineering and …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
In management literature, a fundamental research question is why some companies
succeed while others fail. The contingency-based approach proposes that organizational …

The unlearning dimension of organizational learning in construction projects

PSP Wong, SO Cheung, RLY Yiu, M Hardie - International journal of project …, 2012 - Elsevier
It has been suggested that contracting organizations in construction projects do not seem to
adapt resiliently under changing market conditions. Interestingly, recent organizational …

Examining the relationship between organizational learning styles and project performance

PS Wong, SO Cheung, KL Fan - Journal of construction Engineering …, 2009 - ascelibrary.org
A review of literature on organizational learning suggested that organizations mainly exhibit
three types of learning styles: single-loop learning (SLL), double-loop learning (DLL), and …

The influence of project risk management maturity and organizational learning on the success of power plant construction projects

G Heravi, A Gholami - Project Management Journal, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Project risk management maturity measures how effective risk management processes are
implemented by performing organizations aimed at meeting project objectives …