TY - JOUR
T1 - Considering sustainability in project management decision making; An investigation using Q-methodology
AU - Gilbert Silvius, A. J.
AU - Kampinga, Martin
AU - Paniagua Tufinio, S.
AU - Mooi, Herman
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - Sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time. Projects play a pivotal role in the realization of more sustainable business practices and the concept of sustainability has also been linked to project management. However, how managers of projects consider sustainability in their operational daily work is still to be explored. This paper uses Q-methodology to investigate the consideration of sustainability aspects in the decision making processes of project managers. The research question was How are dimensions of sustainability considered in the decision-making processes of project managers in relation to the triple constraint of time, cost and quality? Based on the Q-sort of selected respondents, the study found that the consideration of sustainability principles is underrepresented, compared to the triple constraint criteria. However, the analysis of the individual Q-sorts revealed four distinct perspectives that differ significantly in their consideration of sustainability principles and triple constraint criteria.
AB - Sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time. Projects play a pivotal role in the realization of more sustainable business practices and the concept of sustainability has also been linked to project management. However, how managers of projects consider sustainability in their operational daily work is still to be explored. This paper uses Q-methodology to investigate the consideration of sustainability aspects in the decision making processes of project managers. The research question was How are dimensions of sustainability considered in the decision-making processes of project managers in relation to the triple constraint of time, cost and quality? Based on the Q-sort of selected respondents, the study found that the consideration of sustainability principles is underrepresented, compared to the triple constraint criteria. However, the analysis of the individual Q-sorts revealed four distinct perspectives that differ significantly in their consideration of sustainability principles and triple constraint criteria.
KW - Decision-making
KW - Project
KW - Project management
KW - Sustainability
KW - Triple constraint
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85011884962&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijproman.2017.01.011
DO - 10.1016/j.ijproman.2017.01.011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85011884962
SN - 0263-7863
VL - 35
SP - 1133
EP - 1150
JO - International Journal of Project Management
JF - International Journal of Project Management
IS - 6
ER -