Morris P. The Oxford Handbook of Project Management 2010 torrent

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The Oxford Handbook of Project Management presents and discusses leading ideas in the management of projects. Positioning project management as a domain much broader and more strategic than simply 'execution management', this Handbook draws on the insights of over 40 scholars to chart the development of the subject over the last 50 years or more as an area of increasing practical and academic interest. It suggests we could be entering an emerging 'third wave' of analysis and interpretation following its early technical and operational beginnings and the subsequent shift to a focus on projects and their management.
Topics dealt with include: the historical evolution of the subject; its theoretical base; professionalism; business and societal context; strategy; organization; governance; innovation; overruns; risk; information management; procurement; relationships and trust; knowledge management; practice and teams. This handbook is of particular relevance to those interested in the research issues underlying project management.
Introduction: Towards the Third Wave of Project Management / Peter Morris, Jeffrey Pinto, and Jonas Söderlund
PART I: HISTORY AND FOUNDATIONS
A Brief History of Project Management / Peter W. G. Morris
Theoretical Foundations of Project Management: Suggestions for a Pluralistic Understanding / Jonas Söderlund
The Evolution of Project Management Research: The Evidence from the Journals / Rodney Turner, Jeffrey Pinto, and Christophe Bredillet
Prospects for Professionalism in Project Management / Damian Hodgson and Daniel Muzio
PART II: INDUSTRY AND CONTEXT
The Project Business: Analytical Framework and Research Opportunities / Karlos Artto, Andrew Davies, Jaakko Kujala, and Andrea Prencipe
Projects and Partnerships: Institutional Processes and Emergent Practices / Mike Bresnen and Nick Marshall
Project Ecologies: A Contextual View on Temporary Organizations / Gernot Grabher and Oliver Ibert
PART III: STRATEGY AND DECISION-MAKING
The P-Form Corporation: Contingencies, Characteristics, and Challenges / Jonas Söderlund and Fredrik Tell
Implementing Strategy through Projects / Christoph Loch and Stylianos Kavadias
Program Management: An Emerging Opportunity for Research and Scholarship / Sergio Pellegrinelli, David Partington, and Joana G. Geraldi
Projects and Innovation: Innovation and Projects / Tim Brady and Mike Hobday
PART IV: GOVERNANCE AND CONTROL
Project Governance / Ralf Müller
Over Budget, Over Time, Over and Over Again: Managing Major Projects / Bent Flyvbjerg
Managing Risk and Uncertainty on Projects: A Cognitive Approach / Graham M. Winch and Eunice Maytorena
Information Management and the Management of Projects / Jennifer Whyte and Raymond Levitt
PART V: CONTRACTING AND RELATIONSHIPS
Shaping Projects, Building Networks / Bernard Cova and Robert Salle
Innovating the Practice of Normative Control in Project Management Contractual Relations / Stewart Clegg, Kjersti Bjørkeng, and Tyrone Pitsis
Trust in Relational Contracting and as a Critical Organizational Attribute / Nuno Gil, Jeffrey Pinto, and Hedley Smyth
PART VI: ORGANIZING AND LEARNING
Knowledge Integration in Product Development Projects: A Contingency Framework / Lars Lindkvist
Leadership and Teamwork in Dispersed Projects / Martin Hoegl, Miriam Muethel, and Hans Georg Gemuenden
Projects-as-Practice: New Approach, New Insights / Markus Hällgren and Anders Söderholm
Index