25 years of ‘sustainable projects’. What we know and what the literature says

Sabini, Luca; Muzio, Daniel; Alderman, Neil

doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2019.05.002

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“…Several authors (For example Silvius et al, 2012;Marcelino-Sádaba et al, 2015;Silvius, 2015;Huemann & Silvius, 2017) suggest that consideration of sustainability should be integrated into the processes and practices of project management, and sustainability is considered a new 'school of thought' in project management (Silvius, 2017). This approach, often labelled 'Sustainable Project Management' (SPM), is gaining traction in studies and publications (Silvius & Schipper, 2014;Aarseth et al, 2017;Armenia et al, 2019;Sabini et al, 2019), and SPM is identified as one of the most important global project management trends today (Alvarez-Dionisi et al, 2016).…”

Section: Introducuction Of the Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors That Stimulate Project Managers to Consider Sustainability; Exploring the Stimulus Patterns of Canadian Project Managers

Poon¹,

Silvius²

2019

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As sustainability is being integrated into corporate strategies, the discussions on sustainability have moved from whether it should be addressed in strategy, to how it should be integrated into business practices. And as projects are a vehicle for the implementation of organizational strategies, it is suggested that consideration of sustainability should be integrated into the processes and practices of project management. A pivotal role in this integration is foreseen for the project manager. The project manager has a central position in the project, which provides the opportunity to influence many aspects of the project. However, an opportunity to act is be enough, as many factors or circumstances influence the actual behavior of the project manager with regards to sustainability. In a European study into the factors that stimulate project managers to address sustainability, three distinct stimulus patterns were revealed. As national or societal culture is known to influence sustainability behavior, the study reported in this paper focuses on exploring the factors that stimulate Canadian project managers to consider sustainability in their projects. Similar to the European study, this study revealed three distinct stimulus patterns, that were characterized as ‘Intrinsically motivated’, ‘Pragmatic’ and ‘Normative driven’. The findings of the study confirm the patterns of the earlier study to a large extent. Two of the three patterns of the studies showed similar characteristics. The third pattern of the studies showed partial similarity and partial difference, with the European project managers tending more towards the opportunities for implementation of sustainability, and the Canadian project managers putting more value on the alignment of personal and organizational values.

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confidence: 99%

Factors That Stimulate Project Managers to Consider Sustainability; Exploring the Stimulus Patterns of Canadian Project Managers

Poon¹,

Silvius²

2019

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“…In academia, the concept of SPM is viewed as a novel theme that accommodates different multifaceted dimensions from the domains of project management and sustainable development. While the scope of project management is well developed in both philosophy and application, the definition of SPM is in evolutionary stage where its organizational implications are yet to be clarified and understood [18,26] The prevailing SPM models tend to vary in their approach, but usually aim to represent the core sustainability dimensions with varying coverage of the environment, inter-generational equity and compliance beyond regulation [13]. In addition, the core concept of SPM in the construction industry covers the themes like lesser utilization of natural resources [27], due diligence towards project externalities [28] and conservation of human (as well as ecological) capital [29].…”

Section: Sustainable Project Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the extant literature offers limited insights on the integration perspective and more empirical evidence is, therefore, needed to explore the implications of SPM, studying it juxtaposed with well-grounded theoretical frameworks. A review of the literature published by leading authors in the field of SPM highlights the fact that few studies, till date, have actually attempted to explore the construct of SPM using framework-based quantitative designs [13,16,61]. Instead, the predominant majority of these studies include a qualitative case study method or systematic literature reviews.…”

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“…A review of the recently published literature in the field of SPM [11,12] shows that studies on integrating c sustainability into project management are mostly interpretive in nature [11][12][13], ascribing meaning to how the concepts of sustainability could be interpreted in the context of projects. Accordingly, these studies also recognize a research gap in terms of measuring sustainability in projects, primarily the generalizable empirical studies based on robust quantitative designs [7].…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Construct Validation Approach for Exploring Sustainability Adoption in Pakistani Construction Projects

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Sustainable Project Management (SPM) is a novel theme in construction industries of developing countries and very little is known (so far) about the sustainability performance of construction projects in those settings. Accordingly, the quantitative measurement of SPM as a higher-order construct is not well established and lacks a holistic approach and homogenous taxonomy of indicators. This study explores the SPM practices of construction firms by validating SPM as a second-order construct in the Pakistani construction industry. Data were obtained from 146 construction firms, which were then analyzed using partial least square structure equation modeling. Results of the first and second level measurement model assessments showed that construction firms practice SPM, with varying degrees of attention paid to three sustainability aspects. Environmental dimension surfaced as the most important, in-terms of practice and social sustainability as least. The analysis of the second-order measurement model yielded significant results, thus, validating the higher-order structure of SPM. This study contributes to the field by presenting one of the first studies of its kind by focusing on the sustainability practices of construction firms by using a higher-order design of SPM construct within the context of developing countries.

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“…The weaknesses of evaluation based on cash flows, both repeatable processes and unique projects, although seem natural, should be replaced by multi-aspect evaluation systems, methods and tools used to compare the desired effects and inputs, and reflect their diversity, multiplicity and complexity consistent with concepts of: Triple Bottom Line (TBL), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Project Management (Sabini et al, 2019). An overview of research related to the field of sustainability and project management is presented in Toledo et al (2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Towards a conceptualization of a social efficiency notion in management sciences

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Pełszyński

2020

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Motivation: In the past, economic efficiency was a key criterion for assessing different types of activities undertaken by various organizations. It has been noticed that acquiring economic efficiency cannot be the only goal, and efficiency notion has many meanings. Processes and projects should be economically effective, at the same time being harmful to different social interests. There are difficulties in understanding and conceptualization of social efficiency notion in management sciences research, and, in particular, in the area of project management. Aim: This research aims to contribute to filling the gap concerning a conceptualization of a social efficiency notion in management sciences, with particular emphasis on the field of project management. Results: Achieving paper goal may simplify communication in the scientific community using the social efficiency concept, exchange of scientific information, further work related to operationalization of this concept and development methods for its measurement. Further work on social efficiency evaluation methods may facilitate considerations regarding the transition from the social efficiency notion phase to the concept phase and the idea of using social points for estimating obtained social effects. This opens the way for the development of more objective measurement principles and methods that do not require monetization of social impact, which is now commonly used e.g. in models like Social Return on Investment.

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25 years of ‘sustainable projects’. What we know and what the literature says

Cited by 132 publications

References 89 publications

Factors That Stimulate Project Managers to Consider Sustainability; Exploring the Stimulus Patterns of Canadian Project Managers

Factors That Stimulate Project Managers to Consider Sustainability; Exploring the Stimulus Patterns of Canadian Project Managers

A Construct Validation Approach for Exploring Sustainability Adoption in Pakistani Construction Projects

Towards a conceptualization of a social efficiency notion in management sciences

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