Variation in project management practices across borders

Zwikael, Ofer; Pathak, Raghuvar D.; Ling, Florence Yean Yng; Titov, Sergei; Husain, Zafar; Sharma, Bhavya; Tay, Chin Yang; Samson, Danny

doi:10.1080/09537287.2020.1858362

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“…This could imply a trend towards the homogenization of cultural values, which could be the result of globalization. Despite this possible future convergence, cultural differences may not only generate conflicts within teams but also make some project management practices more appropriate for some cultures than for others, as Zwikael et al [2] or Muriithi and Crawford [15] previously announced.…”

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“…The existence of different behaviors according to national culture has taken on an important role in organizations due to globalization and the international expansion of projects. These phenomena have led to more culturally diverse project teams and the need to pay attention to cultural differences so that teams can better manage conflicts when they appear [2].…”

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Exploring the Influence of Culture in the Present and Future of Multicultural Organizations: Comparing the Case of Spain and Latin America

2022

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The present is bringing about significant change in many aspects of our lives, and this impact has also reached project management. Working with multicultural and virtual teams makes it necessary to review how these teams are managed in order to achieve the expected success of a project. A survey has been designed based on the six cultural dimensions proposed by Hofstede. It was completed by engineering students from Spain and Latin American countries, and defines behaviors associated with each cultural dimension and was personalized for a university context, in which the participants were living. Apart from perceived behaviors, the survey also measures desired ones. Therefore, its analysis makes it possible to detect both the existing differences between students in the countries analyzed, as well as the differences between the current situation and the desired situation perceived by participants. The latter information is relevant for anticipating possible changes in the behavior of teams in multicultural organizations. The results lead us to reflect on the aspects that can help to strengthen teamwork and its management when dealing with multicultural projects, especially those involving professionals from Spain and Latin America.

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Exploring the Influence of Culture in the Present and Future of Multicultural Organizations: Comparing the Case of Spain and Latin America

2022

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“…Another recent quantitative study involved 1,166 project managers from seven culturally distinct countries (i.e. New Zealand, Israel, India, Russia, Japan and Singapore) demonstrating the positive impact of performance orientation and the negative one of gender egalitarianism on the adoption of project management practices (Zwikael et al , 2022).…”

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“…A key aspect that has not received adequate investigation in project management but has been recurrently recommended as an interesting venue for further research (Bredillet et al , 2010; Rees-Caldwell and Pinnington, 2013; Zwikael et al , 2022; Galiulina and Touate, 2022) concerns performance outcomes. The literature is fragmented, and extant studies failed to provide a comprehensive understanding of how culture dimensions affect project management success, because of a limited conceptualization of project performance outcomes (focus on specific performance outcomes or antecedents of success/failure) and a context-specific conceptualization of national culture (no use of a well-known model of culture).…”

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“…There is a need to address the cultural effect on the project management performances by focusing on methods, processes and practices that should be applied and a need to understand how can project management teams control the cultural effect and take advantage of it to enhance project success (Jaafar, 2020). An international empirical study on project management practices in different countries is recommended (Zwikael et al , 2022).…”

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The impact of cultural dimensions on project management performance

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Bortolotti

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IJOA

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Purpose Diverse cultures may make people behave differently and this, in turn, can impact project management. While the relationship between culture and project success has been widely explored, there is a need of addressing the gap in the relationship between culture and project management performance outcomes, that is, the performance in implementing project management processes and practices. The purpose of this paper is to investigate this gap by studying the role of cultural dimensions on project management performance. Design/methodology/approach An explorative survey including 200 observations relating to the experiences of project managers with a big experience on projects involving many different national cultures has been conducted to collect primary data on the relationship between the nationality observed and the project management performance outcomes shown. Nationality has been used as a proxy to link individual cultural dimensions and project management performance. Findings The results of this paper show that individualism impacts project dynamics and project control positively. Moreover, masculinity impacts project dynamics positively, and uncertainty avoidance impacts project control negatively. When recognized, different cultural dimensions can drive project management performance outcomes. The increasing awareness on this topic can be a valid instrument to control the cultural effect and take advantage of it to enhance project success. Originality/value This study contributes to the theory of project management by recognizing linkages between cultural dimensions and project management performance. Moreover, this study overcomes the concept of nationality, focusing on individuals and their unique set of cultural dimensions.

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Communication Screen Shot in Projects of Multicultural Diversity

Nassar

2023

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

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Variation in project management practices across borders

Cited by 10 publications

References 39 publications

Exploring the Influence of Culture in the Present and Future of Multicultural Organizations: Comparing the Case of Spain and Latin America

Exploring the Influence of Culture in the Present and Future of Multicultural Organizations: Comparing the Case of Spain and Latin America

The impact of cultural dimensions on project management performance

Communication Screen Shot in Projects of Multicultural Diversity

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