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Ahlstrand, R (2022) Structures of subcontracting: Work organisation, control, and labour in the Swedish building sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Sociology, Lund University.
AlNasseri, H A (2015) Understanding applications of project planning and scheduling in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction Sciences, Lund University.
Andersson, N (2003) A mesoeconomic analysis of the construction sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Bahrami, S (2021) Product information quality: A sustainability challenge in design and construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Bildsten, L (2016) Purchasing in construction companies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Hooper, M (2015) BIM anatomy II: Standardisation needs & support systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Kakitahi, J M (2014) Causality, magnitude and impact mitigation of rework in Uganda, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Landin, A (2000) Impact of quality management in the Swedish construction process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Larsson, R (2021) Modelling and simulation of factors influencing on-site construction of concrete frameworks: Studying the effects of resource allocation, weather conditions, and climate-improved concrete, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Martínez Avíla, C (2018) Stakeholder participation in property development, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Mwanaki Alinaitwe, H (2008) Improvement of labour performance and productivity in Uganda's building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Olander, S (2006) External stakeholder analysis in construction project management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Pemsel, S (2012) Knowledge processes and capabilities in project-based organizations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: competence; efficiency; real estate; critical realism; contingency; asset management; business strategy; capability development; governance; site organization; case studies; document analysis; interview
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- URL: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/2542696
- Abstract:
The beauty of projects lies in their ability to integrate different knowledge bases and expertise in novel ways. Projects, though, are temporary in nature and this has consequences for the organization that uses them as a business strategy to improve its efficiency. Project-based organizations are representative of this organizational form and can either be standalone or subsidiary organizations within a larger corporation. In project-based organizations the majority of products or services are produced through projects for either internal or external customers. Nevertheless, project-based organizations are characterized as loosely coupled systems with independent sub-units resulting in sparse internal knowledge processes and capability development. Real estate organizations are often composite organizations where one part is project-based with a temporary perspective, and the other parts perceive the organization to have a longer-term perspective, represented by facility management, asset management, maintenance, operational services etc. Real estate organizations thus often maintain a long-term relationship with customers and end-users, although are frequently found to be lacking in their management of end-users. Moreover, they are often found to have inadequate competence in project management and in connecting their business and project networks, resulting in inefficient use of resources. The present research investigates how practices in project-based organizations impact upon internal knowledge processes and capability development with the aim of fulfilling end-users’ needs and requirements. The research question is formulated as follows: how do project-based organizations’ underlying mechanisms impact on internal knowledge processes? This is investigated through a knowledge-based view of project-based organizations and explores it from the bottom up through the organizational hierarchies, that is, from the interaction with end-users in projects, through the project management office and up to top-management and its knowledge governance strategies. The research adopts a critical realism perspective, holds knowledge processes as the unit of analysis and combines literature reviews with 14 qualitative case studies and a final qualitative sample survey, and is published in five peer-reviewed research journal papers. The empirical dataset consists of 100 semi-structured interviews, 17 workshops and meetings with researchers and practitioners, plus document analysis. The thesis is divided into two parts: Summary of the research and Appended papers. The Summary part of the thesis provides a synthesis and reflection of the findings in the papers through (a) developing six knowledge governance strategy profiles of project-based organizations, (b) extending existing contingency framework of P- and M-form corporations, (c) proposing a tentative multilayer knowledge governance framework for knowledge processes and capabilities of project-based organizations in the real estate sector and (d) suggesting an interplay focus among identified factors and layers in the proposed framework to comprehend emerging knowledge processes in PBOs.
Persson, M H (2006) Lessons learned in knowledge management: The case of construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Persson, U (2009) Management of sustainability in construction works, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Division of Construction Management, Lund University,.
Stenis, J (2005) Industrial management models with emphasis on construction waste, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Sunding, L (2015) On problems, joint problem solving and change: A human behavioural approach in a construction sector context, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Sundling, R (2019) Factors influencing the outcome of renovation projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Widén, K (2006) Innovation diffusion in the construction sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.