Turner, R orcid.org/0000-0002-4139-7548 and Ledwith, A (2018) Project Management in Small to Medium‐Sized Enterprises: Fitting the Practices to the Needs of the Firm to Deliver Benefit. Journal of Small Business Management, 56 (3). pp. 475-493. ISSN 0047-2778
Abstract
Small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) undertake smaller projects than larger organizations and so need more informal people focused project management practices. We investigate the nature of SMEs that leads them to adopt practices of this nature and explore comparative benefits and costs. We interviewed 19 companies and conducted a web‐based survey. SMEs adopt project management practices to fit the size of the firm and the nature of projects undertaken. The practices adopted are more customer‐focused. SMEs perceive the benefit of project management outweighs the cost, but the perceived bureaucracy and overhead was the main barrier to its adoption.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 May 2020 14:03 |
Last Modified: | 04 May 2020 14:03 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jsbm.12265 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160225 |