International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 7 Issue 3

Re-conceptualising “Building Back Better” to improve post-disaster recovery

Sandeeka Mannakkara, Suzanne Wilkinson

– The purpose of this paper is to understand and define the concept of Building Back Better (BBB) and represent it using a comprehensive framework.

Stakeholder voices through rich pictures

Derek Walker, Paul Steinfort, Tayyab Maqsood

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate, through an example taken from a recent research project, how rich pictures could be used to more effectively evaluate the delivery of…

The problem of rape in India: a multi-dimensional analysis

Radha R. Sharma, Rupali Pardasani, Sharda Nandram

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the problem of “Rape” in India from multiple perspectives and recommend measures for mitigating this crime from the country. Using the much…

Decentralization and decomposability: determinants of responsive crisis deployment

Erik de Waard, Henk W. Volberda, Joseph Soeters

Crisis management entails among other things developing organizational systems that are capable of reacting to unpredictable and different types of crises. It also involves…

Getting real about BIM : Critical realist descriptions as an alternative to the naïve framing and multiple fallacies of hype

Stephen Fox

For some years, it has been claimed that Building Information Modelling (BIM) will bring about major improvements to the productivity of the building industry. Yet, productivity…

Cross-cultural intelligence (CQ): It's impact on British expatriate adjustment on international construction projects

Ashwini Konanahalli, Lukumon O. Oyedele, John Spillane, Ron Coates, Jason von Meding, John Ebohon

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the facets of cultural intelligence (CQ) (cognitive, meta-cognitive, motivational and behavioural) and the…

How project managers can encourage and develop positive emotions in project teams

Morten Emil Berg, Jan Terje Karlsen

This study provides insight into how project managers can use leadership tools to encourage and develop positive emotions among the project team members toward greater overall…

To which extent do projects explore the opportunity space? : A study of conceptual appraisals and the choice of conceptual solutions

Knut Samset, Bjorn Andersen, Kjell Austeng

The purpose of this paper is to explore a selection of projects to understand how conceptual appraisals and choice of concepts are handled, and to which extent the conceptual…

Requirement managers’ roles in industrial, platform development

Thommie Burström, Timothy L. Wilson

– The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the role of requirement managers in new product development projects.

The role of agency in project initiation decisions

Mark Mullaly

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of decision rules and agency in supporting project initiation decisions, and the influences of agency on decision-making…

Special issue

Professor Shankar Sankaran, Professor Nilgun Okay and Professor Gerhard Chroust

Editorial

Derek Walker