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Cohen, L (1972) A study of the effect of legal requirements on the design and construction of public school buildings in Pennsylvania, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Temple University.

Hosseini, A (2019) Data-driven modeling of in-service performance of flexible pavements, using life-cycle information, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Temple University.

Mulhorn, W L (1987) Sources of conflict as perceived by architects and New Jersey public school officials when involved in a building project, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Temple University.

Namkung, T T (2020) Diffusion of renewable energy technology (RET) the effects of absorptive capacity (ACAP) in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Temple University.

Townsend, R S (2019) Successful infrastructure construction project execution, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Temple University.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: personnel; project team; construction project; careers; communication; project manager; critical success factor; interview
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  • URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2234768085
  • Abstract:
    The following research builds on the existing project management success and critical success factor research by focusing on the social mechanisms used by project managers and project teams to achieve success. Through analysis of previous literature five criteria for success are determined and the critical success factor themes of personnel and communication emerge. Study One uses semi-structured interviews with ten current or former construction project managers to develop a conceptual model of six antecedents to the previously identified critical success factor themes. The unit of measure is the project and not the project manager which allowed for ten interviews to provide insights into twenty projects, the ten most successful and the ten least successful of the interviewees careers. Those interviews provided six constructs or antecedents that lead to effective communication and project personnel. The personnel constructs are; planning, choosing, and retaining. The communication constructs are frequency, understanding, and inclusivity. Study Two uses semi-structured interviews with twenty current or former construction project managers to determine the causal social mechanisms that lead from the antecedents to the critical success factor themes. Through recording, transcribing, coding, and analyzing the interviewee’s responses project managers and project teams use similar mechanisms to achieve the critical success factor themes. Knowing those mechanisms will benefit practicing project managers.

Wei, B (2021) Value creation, value sensing, value delivery, and value capturing mechanism of green building: A value network, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Temple University.