Tehnički vjesnik, Vol. 24 No. 3, 2017.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20160229114224
Understanding top management’s decision-making on implementing project management systems - an exploratory study
Juan Arraiza Irujo
orcid.org/0000-0002-8505-9612
; Public University of Navarre, Tejos building, Campus Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
M. Amaya Pérez-Ezcurdia
orcid.org/0000-0002-5106-4819
; Public University of Navarre, Tejos building, Campus Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Sažetak
Top Management’s motivation to invest in improving their organisation’s Project Management processes and practices is arguably an important under-researched phenomenon. In this paper we present the results of an exploratory design research whose main purpose is to identify the decision process that Top Management follows and the criteria they use to make their decision when considering investing in improving their Project Management processes. A multiple case study was conducted in the Basque Country region, Spain, followed by a survey to explore the phenomenon in greater depth and compare results. Findings suggest that the decision making process is mostly fast, intuitive, and based on qualitative methods rather than rule-governed and based on quantitative methods. Findings also suggest that the most important criteria considered are related to internal efficiency rather than to external factors.
Ključne riječi
decision making/process; project management adoption; project management processes
Hrčak ID:
183045
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.6.2017.
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