Search for dissertations about: "project management"

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2. 1. Human Resource Management in Project-Based Organisations : Challenges, Changes, and Capabilities

   Author : Karin Bredin; Jonas Söderlund; Henrik Holt Larsen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HRM; project-based organisations; people management systems; people capability; project management; line management; HR department; project capability; personalarbete; people capability; projektledning; linjechef; HR-avdelning; projekt; HRM; projektbaserade organisationer; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis addresses human resource management in project-based organisations. The aim is to explore the challenges for HRM in project-based organisations and the changes in people management systems to meet these challenges. The thesis consists of a compilation of six papers and an extended summary. READ MORE

4. 2. Project management ontology : the organizational learning perspective

   Author : Heli Aramo-Immonen; Kaj U. Koskinen; Jari Palomäki; Finland Tampere Tampere University of Technology; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mega-project; project learning; organizational learning; systems thinking; activity theory; management ontology;

   Abstract : In a recent interview with the Financial Times, the chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, Mr. Jeroen van der Veer, said he “keeps faith in ‘elephant’ projects” referring to the Russian gas mega-project that Shell had fallen eight months behind schedule with and had cost overruns twice the original estimate. Mr. READ MORE

5. 3. Global project management : developing system solutions in a multi-organizational environment

   Author : Joakim Lilliesköld; KTH; []
   Keywords : Project management; Globally distributed teams; Industrial projects; Global development projects; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The traditional view of project management is beingchallenged by the globalization of markets, mergers ofinternational companies, and the integration of managerial andbusi-ness processes in global corporations. The development ofInformation Technology and the rapid growth of the Internet hascreated an opportunity to utilize global resources, resultingin new and unique problems within project management researchthat need to be addressed. READ MORE

6. 4. External Stakeholder Analysis in Construction Project Management

   Author : Stefan Olander; Byggproduktion; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Anläggningsteknik; stakeholder management; construction projects; stakeholders; project management; Commercial and industrial economics; property development; Industriell ekonomi; Construction technology;

   Abstract : The planning and construction of a facility can affect several interests. Positive effects are, for instance, better communications, better housing and a higher standard of living. However, construction projects inevitably bring varying degrees of deterioration and change at the local level, not least at the construction site. READ MORE

7. 5. Walking the Plank of the Entrepreneurial University : The little spin-out that could?

   Author : Nina Fowler; David Sköld; Marcus Lindahl; Malin Brännback; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : University spinouts; research; academic capitalism; entrepreneurship; commercialisation; social forces; Engineering Science with specialization in industrial engineering and management; Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot industriell teknik;

   Abstract : Creating spinout companies (USOs) from university research is one focus of innovation policy. The phenomenon features in two main fields of enquiry: academic entrepreneurship studies, and literature on academic capitalism and the entrepreneurial university. READ MORE