The governance of collaboration in complex projects
| Autor: | Konstantinos Selviaridis, Max Finne, Mehmet Chakkol |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Knowledge management
Standardization business.industry Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject Relational governance Corporate governance 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies General Decision Sciences 02 engineering and technology Qualitative analysis Originality Management of Technology and Innovation 021105 building & construction 0502 economics and business HD28 Project management business Competence (human resources) 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 38:997-1019 |
| ISSN: | 0144-3577 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/ijopm-11-2017-0717 |
| Popis: | Purpose Inter-organisational collaboration is becoming increasingly important in complex projects; some project customers even formally require evidence of collaborative competence from potential providers. The purpose of this paper is to explore the governance of collaboration and the ways in which it is enacted in practice for complex projects. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a qualitative analysis of 29 semi-structured interviews, primary data from meetings and events supported by secondary data, including standards and industry-specific contract templates. Findings The paper identifies how collaboration can be effectively governed in complex projects through the emerging role of the collaboration standard and its impact on contractual and relational governance mechanisms. The standard sets higher-level institutional guidelines that affect the way in which collaboration is governed in complex projects. It helps formalise informal relational practices whilst also providing guidelines for building flexibility in contracts by including coordination- and adaptation-oriented provisions conducive to collaboration. Originality/value The paper demonstrates the emerging role of the collaboration standard and its influence on contractual and relational mechanisms deployed in complex projects. It shows how the standard can formalise and codify informal collaborative practices and help transfer related learning across projects, thereby contributing towards the dual requirement for standardisation and flexibility in project settings. |
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