A supportive organisational culture for project management in matrix organisations: A theoretical perspective
South African Journal of Business Management
| Field | Value | |
| Title | A supportive organisational culture for project management in matrix organisations: A theoretical perspective | |
| Creator | Morrison, J. M. Brown, C. J. Smit, E. V.D.M. | |
| Description | Although the need for organisational cultures to be supportive of project management is frequently expressed in the project management literature, a comprehensive explanation of what supportiveness comprises, has not yet come to light. The field of organisational culture research recognises culture as a complex and multi-dimensional topic. To date, the project management literature has taken a superficial view of culture instead. It specifically lacks progress towards a converging set of organisational culture dimensions as predictors of effective project management. Against this apparent shortcoming, a research project was launched, aiming to define the dimensions of a project management supportive organisational culture. This article presents the findings of the literature study phase of this research. Ample evidence was found, although dispersed amongst a diversity of project management research themes, to give substance to the notion and to postulate a multi-dimensional framework of organisational culture expected to be relevant to project management. The researchers make no premature claims about the conclusiveness of the proposed framework, but introduce it as a thoroughly researched hypothesis for empirical study. The study makes its contribution by converging literature evidence, previously lacking such coherence, into a consolidated organisational culture perspective. The hope is that it will spark further theory development in respect of the organisational context of project management. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2006-12-31 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajbm.v37i4.612 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Business Management; Vol 37, No 4 (2006); 39-54 2078-5976 2078-5585 | |
| Language | eng | |
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