Project management and development of human capital in the Caribbean: three case studies
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the primacy of adequate human capital for successful completion of infrastructure projects in developing countries.
Design/methodology/approach
A case study approach is used and three Caribbean infrastructure projects analyzed using a common framework to identify links between project success and availability of adequate human capital.
Findings
Explains how the scarcity of human capital at executive and managerial levels may have disastrous consequences for successful project completion, particularly in developing countries.
Research limitations/implications
Developing countries like those of the Caribbean that have done well in human development rankings can still suffer from scarcity of human capital.
Practical implications
The funding agencies need to emphasize the estimation, provisioning and development of human capital for funded projects and ensure the continued availability of the same until project completion as much as they do for physical and economic capital.
Originality/value
The paper brings out the critical role of human capital, which is quite often scarce in developing countries but is needed to use the Project Management body of knowledge for successful completion of projects.
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Citation
Banik, A. and Bhaumik, P.K. (2006), "Project management and development of human capital in the Caribbean: three case studies", Management Decision, Vol. 44 No. 8, pp. 1076-1089. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740610690621
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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