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Subject: Project management
Category: Business and Money
Asked by: ikat_76-ga
List Price: $35.00
Posted: 20 Nov 2005 22:56 PST
Expires: 25 Nov 2005 22:26 PST
Question ID: 595682
What are some strategies that could be used by a project manager to
successfully manage the relationships among project team members and
the relationships among the project team and external resources (e.g.,
subcontractors, government agencies)?

Please provide around 500 word answer
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Subject: Re: Project management
From: jadayu-ga on 25 Nov 2005 20:23 PST
 
The antecedents of co-operative behaviour among project team members:
an alternative perspective on an old issue


Poor project performance is generally attributed to a lack of
co-operation between project participants. Much work is directed
towards understanding the structural and organizational antecedents of
co-operation, but little in understanding how socio-psychological
factors affect individual co-operative behaviour. Using social
identity theory, this study attempts to fill this research gap by
arguing that individuals define their self-concepts through the
organizations with which they identify and that these identity-based
forces are the basis for the development of co-operative behaviour.
Empirical findings using responses from 398 senior executives of
construction firms substantiate this argument, as individuals with
strong organizational identity are indeed more psychologically
predisposed to behave co-operatively. There are grounds to propose
that organizational identity should be used in conjunction with other
tangible economic incentives as effective mechanisms for improving
individual co-operation. Therefore, rigorous attempts by construction
firms to foster such identity may prove fruitful to overall project
performance. Further research is needed to explore how it may impact
on other important aspects of co-operation such as decision making and
problem solving processes within the construction industry.


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http://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/conmgt/v22y2004i10p1033-1045.html

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I am sure this would serve your purpose.

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