Integrating hierarchical and network centric management approaches in construction megaprojects using a holonic methodology
| Autor: | Nicholas Chileshe, Larissa Statsenko, Leonie Hallo, Tiep Nguyen, Alex Gorod |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Gorod, Alex, Hallo, Leonie, Statsenko, Larissa, Nguyen, Van, Chileshe, Nicholas |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Process management
Computer science media_common.quotation_subject 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology International airport Adaptability Domain (software engineering) megaprojects 021105 building & construction 0502 economics and business Architecture Project management Civil and Structural Engineering media_common Project success business.industry Scale (chemistry) 05 social sciences Building and Construction General Business Management and Accounting holonic management Construction industry network centric management Approaches of management business 050203 business & management hierarchical management |
| Popis: | PurposeTraditional “hierarchical” and “network-centric management” approaches often associated with the management of well-defined construction projects lack the adaptability to cope with uncertainty, standardised practices and the required conformance to industry standards. The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrative “holonic” methodology for the management of megaprojects in the construction industry, which incorporates both adaptability and conformance to standards, and to illustrate the associated benefits of such a methodology.Design/methodology/approachA multi-case study comprising three cases delivered in the USA and Australia, namely the Adelaide Desalination Plant (ADP), the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, and the Olmsted Locks and Dam Replacement project were utilized to demonstrate the key features of the hierarchical, network-centric and holonic approaches to managing megaprojects.FindingsThe case studies demonstrate incorporating the holonic approach into the management of complex construction projects results in increased management effectiveness and project success. The proposed “holonic” methodology provides the potential to efficiently manage megaprojects navigating through high degrees of uncertainty.Practical implicationsThe adoption of the holonic view by project management (PM) practitioners will help them manage megaprojects that are characterised by greater complexity. Second, the proposed methodology enables the discipline of PM to evolve in alignment with rapidly unfolding global transformation trends.Originality/valueThis paper demonstrates the application of the “holonic” methodology to the domain of the management of construction megaprojects. Such an approach is needed as construction projects become increasingly more complex across the world due to technological, political and social uncertainties, larger scale, changing environmental and safety regulations, and the growing involvement of human factors germane to this research. |
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