期刊名称：International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management
印刷版ISSN：2182-7796
电子版ISSN：2182-7788
出版年度：2019
卷号：7
期号：1
页码：1-20
DOI：10.12821/ijispm070103
出版社：SciKA
摘要：Taking into account the contingency theory, this paper explores the extent to which key project management
improvement initiatives and key embedding factors, identified in a previously developed conceptual framework, are
dependent on organizational context, namely sector of activity, organization size, geographic area and project types.
Therefore, aiming to guide professionals on making use of such framework in their organizations. Statistically
significant contextual correlations were looked for in a worldwide sample of 793 questionnaire responses from project
management professionals, using Principal Component Analysis, ANOVA test and post-hoc Tukey test. Context related
differences found were limited, suggesting that the framework for improving and embedding project management
practice is substantially generic. Therefore, the paper shows the explanatory power of the framework, which can be
used by any organization independent of its sector of activity, dimension, geographic area and project types, however
indicating the existence of slight differences. For example, Information Technology companies might give more
relevance to initiatives such as corporate standardization and tailoring of project management processes tools and
techniques than Engineering and Construction companies.
