Managing organizational challenges in global projects
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
ISSN: 1753-8378
Article publication date: 1 January 2014
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to complement the research that has been done in global projects so far and has two objectives: to study organizational challenges in global projects, compared with those of traditional projects; and to define and analyze the main organizational challenges the project team members and project managers meet when assigned to global projects.
Design/methodology/approach
The research is based on a survey sent to 550 project managers and people working in a global environment, data from 246 respondents, and 30 interviews with senior project team members.
Findings
The results show that the main organizational challenges are managing the external stakeholders in the global project; the local government in the country, local content demand, local authorities, local industry, and lack of support from the base organization and management. One of the conclusions is that companies need a relationship management approach to managing these challenges in global projects.
Originality/value
Organizational challenges are an underestimated area in projects and when it comes to an in-depth understanding of organizational challenges in global projects only a very few studies have been published compared with other project management issues. This article contributes to existing research by presenting the organizational challenges in global projects and how they differ from traditional projects.
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Citation
Aarseth, W., Rolstadås, A. and Andersen, B. (2014), "Managing organizational challenges in global projects", International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 103-132. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-02-2011-0008
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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