Integrating Sustainable Project Typology and Isomorphic Influences: An Integrated Literature Review

Abstract

Prior research demonstrates that projects are affected by external factors (e.g. the environment in which the projects exist), and sustainable projects are no exception. Understanding the effects of these external factors may help project managers be better informed in decision making in the earlier planning phase. This research uses an integrative literature review to determine how the coercive, normative, and mimetic external influences of institutional theory can best be used to develop a sustainable project typology. The literature is grouped by topic using a State of the Art Matrix Analysis (SAM). Key research questions that emerged include how these institutional influences affect the expected level of change, level of uncertainty, project team skills and experience levels, and the level of technology information exchange. Results of this research will provide the engineering manager with a better understanding of issues surrounding the influence of institutional theory on sustainable project decision making.

Meeting Name

39th International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management: Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Business, ASEM 2018 (2018: Oct. 17-20, Coeur d'Alene, ID)

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Research Center/Lab(s)

Intelligent Systems Center

Keywords and Phrases

Integrated literature review; Project typology; State of the art matrix analysis; Sustainable projects

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-151087464-0

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2018 American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Oct 2018

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