Projects as Business Constituents and Guiding Motives

List of Contributors. Preface and Acknowledgments. 1. Pervasiveness of Projects in Business; R.A. Lundin, F. Hartman. Section I: Projects and Business Sense-Making. 2. Projects for Shareholder Value: The Influence of Projects at Different Financial Ratios; J.R. Turner. 3. Making Sense of Project Management; J.L. Thomas. 4. Coupling, Interdependence and Control in Global Projects; P.C. van Fenema, K. Kumar. 5. Temporary Organizing - Characteristics and Control Forms; J. Söderlund. Section II: Business Issues and Projects. 6. Managing Project Portfolios; B. Anell. 7. Projects and Proposals in Business Services; T. Wilson, M. Seidle. 8. Project Success and Customer Satisfaction: Toward a Formalized Linkage Mechanism; J.K. Pinto, et al. 9. The Management of Projects as a Generic Business Process; G.M. Winch. Section III: Projects for Innovation and Change. 10. Reflections on the Changing Nature of Projects; J. Whittaker. 11. Supply-Based Strategies. The Case of the French Building Contractors; S.B. Mahmoud-Jouini. 12. Research Role in Defining Customer Needs on Innovative Projects; F. Charue-Duboc. 13. Interaction in the Political Market Square: Organising Marketing of Events; M. Larson. Section IV: People's Project. 14. Leadership Fears and Frustrations in Project Management; K. Jugdev, et al. 15. Improving Cross-Cultural Projects Through Better Communication; J.B. Kidd, P.C. Robins. 16. On the Familiarity of Strangers; M.Gustafsson. 17. Empirical Evidence of People as Determinants of Project Success; T. Lechler. 18. Business in the Future and the Nature of Projects-Research Issues; F. Hartman, R.A. Lundin. References. Index.