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Wellbeing in and through projects: A multilevel view 项目内部和项目过程中的幸福感：多层次视角

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International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2026-10-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102923

Jing Xu, Linzhuo Wang, Helen Lingard, Xiaodong Li, Christine Unterhitzenberger

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Toward mindful project organizing: Tim Vogus on reliability, adaptation, and collective mindfulness 正念项目组织：蒂姆·沃格斯关于可靠性、适应性和集体正念

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International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102903

Timothy J. Vogus, Carole Daniel, Ravi S. Kudesia

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Paying attention to mindfulness in projects: A canonical perspective 在项目中关注正念：一个规范的视角

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International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102905

Ekaterina Anichenko, Julien Pollack, Lynn Crawford

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Resource competition and inter-project learning in megaproject ecologies 大型项目生态中的资源竞争和项目间学习

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International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102902

Lara Katharine Mottee, Jennifer Whyte

{"title":"Resource competition and inter-project learning in megaproject ecologies","authors":"Lara Katharine Mottee, Jennifer Whyte","doi":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102902","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102902","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While inter-project learning is important in infrastructure megaproject ecologies, concurrent projects compete for resources. Prior research highlights the benefits of inter-project learning but does not explain how competition for resources affects this learning. Drawing on a qualitative study, we explain how resource competition between projects limits learning in the Sydney megaproject ecology. We identify constraints arising from this competition, including workforce availability, professional expertise, and knowledge ownership. Our study reveals emerging practices to address resource competition through vertical experimentation with project sequencing and horizontal experimentation with ad hoc sharing. We contribute by theorising how shared dependence on scarce resources leads to competition between projects that constrains inter-project learning. Our theorising provides insights into enabling inter-project learning in project ecologies by identifying governance strategies to alleviate resource constraints and embed learning mechanisms. It suggests new directions for research on resource competition and inter-project learning in project ecologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48429,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Management","volume":"44 6","pages":"Article 102902"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148854661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mindfulness as a multilevel organizing capability in project management 正念作为项目管理中的多层次组织能力

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International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102909

Carole Daniel, Ute R. Hülsheger, Ravi S. Kudesia, Shankar Sankaran, Linzhuo Wang

{"title":"Mindfulness as a multilevel organizing capability in project management","authors":"Carole Daniel, Ute R. Hülsheger, Ravi S. Kudesia, Shankar Sankaran, Linzhuo Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102909","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102909","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In our introduction to this Special Issue on Mindfulness in Project Management, we emphasize the growing relevance of mindfulness for understanding how project actors navigate uncertainty, complexity, and the demands of temporary organizing. Our argument addresses the need to move beyond predominantly fragmented conceptualizations of mindfulness toward a more integrative understanding encompassing attentional awareness, adaptive cognition, collective organizing, metacognitive practice, and ethical reflexivity. As projects unfold under conditions of uncertainty, interdependence, and change, project actors must remain sufficiently attentive and adaptive while sustaining the reliability required for effective coordination and delivery. However, understanding how mindfulness can support this balance requires moving beyond its traditional framing as an individual capability or well-being intervention to consider how it may also become enacted through interactions, routines, and organizing practices across multiple levels. Against this backdrop, the focus of this Special Issue is on advancing theory and evidence regarding how mindfulness may contribute to project organizing under uncertainty. We summarize the contributions of the five research articles and one Insight interview that make up this Special Issue, highlighting how they progressively extend our understanding of mindfulness from individual functioning and adaptive cognition to team practices, multilevel processes, collective mindful organizing, and ethical reflexivity. In conclusion, we propose an updated research agenda and advance mindfulness as a multilevel organizing capability that may help project actors navigate the persistent tension between reliability and adaptability while fostering more attentive, reflexive, and humane forms of project organizing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48429,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Management","volume":"44 6","pages":"Article 102909"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148958507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Governance of disaster recovery programs: a longitudinal case study of the brumadinho dam disaster 灾难恢复计划的治理：布鲁马迪尼奥大坝灾难的纵向案例研究

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International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102904

Leandro Alves Patah, Marcia Magalhães da Silva

{"title":"Governance of disaster recovery programs: a longitudinal case study of the brumadinho dam disaster","authors":"Leandro Alves Patah, Marcia Magalhães da Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102904","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102904","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Disaster recovery programs pose significant governance challenges due to the combination of urgency, institutional complexity, and contested legitimacy. While prior research has examined program governance in complex settings, limited attention has been given to how governance and monitoring mechanisms are designed and adapt over time in disaster recovery contexts, particularly when legitimacy must be actively constructed. This paper addresses this gap through an in-depth longitudinal case study of the Brumadinho dam disaster recovery program in Brazil. The program, judicially mandated and involving almost 200 interrelated projects across 26 municipalities, is implemented by the organization responsible for the disaster and overseen by public authorities and an independent monitor. Drawing on documentary analysis, monitoring reports, and longitudinal observation, the study traces the evolution of governance and monitoring mechanisms across three phases: ex-ante evaluation and planning, delivery and monitoring, and ex-post evaluation and learning. The findings show that governance arrangements in disaster recovery programs evolve dynamically and require phase-contingent configurations that extend beyond traditional program management models. Governance mechanisms evolve across phases, with independent monitoring, adaptive coordination, and transparent evaluation functioning as mechanisms through which the program balances delivery, legitimacy, accountability, and resilience. This paper contributes to the program management literature by conceptualizing disaster recovery programs as adaptive governance arenas shaped by urgency and legitimacy deficits, and by reframing program monitoring as both an instrumental and a legitimacy-building mechanism. Beyond disaster recovery contexts, the study offers insights for the design of governance systems in large-scale programs operating under high uncertainty, institutional plurality, and intense public scrutiny.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48429,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Management","volume":"44 6","pages":"Article 102904"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148958474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Adapting the organizational structures of clients to deal with uncertainty in major infrastructure programs 调整客户的组织结构，以应对重大基础设施项目中的不确定性

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International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102852

Kaiwen Jiang, Yun Le, Juliano Denicol, Xian Zheng, Ruochen Liu, Xinyue Zhang

{"title":"Adapting the organizational structures of clients to deal with uncertainty in major infrastructure programs","authors":"Kaiwen Jiang, Yun Le, Juliano Denicol, Xian Zheng, Ruochen Liu, Xinyue Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102852","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102852","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Managing uncertainty poses a persistent challenge for clients delivering major infrastructure programs, characterized by their complexity and dynamic nature. This study explores how client leaders and managers adapt organizational structures to address evolving uncertainty across the program lifecycle. Based on a multi-case study with four airport programs in China, we identify four dominant perceived uncertainty characteristics—ambiguity, volatility, complexity, and criticality—that shift across program phases. This research reveals how these perceptions trigger shifts in program management strategies (target-oriented, change-oriented, integration-oriented, and risk-oriented), which guide two key patterns of organizational structure adaptation: centralization (centralizing or decentralizing decision-making) and departmentation (functionalizing or divisionalizing responsibilities). We present a framework that links managerial perception, strategy, and structure, offering new insights into uncertainty management and organizational adaptation in program management. Flexible governance frameworks should be designed, empowering the client organization to adapt its internal structure as it progresses through the program lifecycle.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48429,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Management","volume":"44 5","pages":"Article 102852"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148542383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Future-making in the front-end of projects 在项目前端做未来

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International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102854

Joseph Harrison, Jennifer Whyte

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Systems integration for sustainability transitions: The case of grid-connected solar photovoltaic projects in Bangladesh 可持续转型的系统集成：孟加拉国并网太阳能光伏项目的案例

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International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102889

Shah Abdul Saadi, Andrew Davies

{"title":"Systems integration for sustainability transitions: The case of grid-connected solar photovoltaic projects in Bangladesh","authors":"Shah Abdul Saadi, Andrew Davies","doi":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102889","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102889","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While research shows that projects enable sustainability transitions, a major gap remains in understanding how new technologies, initiated through multiple projects, are integrated into incumbent sociotechnical systems to drive these transitions. This study examines the integration of variable renewable energy (VRE)-based power generation technologies into Bangladesh's electricity grid. We suggest that a lead systems integrator organisation in the owner-operator domain occupies a pivotal role in sustainability transition pathways through two distinct yet interconnected and mutually reinforcing processes of alteration and alignment. Systems integration alteration processes modify the technological, actor, and institutional dimensions of the incumbent electricity system, enabling the organisation and integration of multiple grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects over time across their system lifecycle. Systems integration alignment processes ensure the stable, reliable, and sustained integration of solar PV projects. We propose a Systems Integration for Transitions (SIT) framework to show how a lead organisation must dynamically balance the need for alteration processes that drive change in the existing system with alignment processes that prioritise stability and reliability. Together, these SIT processes support the integration of grid-connected solar PV projects in ways that reconfigure the electricity system towards sustainability transitions whilst maintaining stability and reliability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48429,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Management","volume":"44 5","pages":"Article 102889"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148542384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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From AI to value: The role of sensemaking in project environments 从人工智能到价值：在项目环境中语义的作用

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International Journal of Project Management Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102863

Costanza Mariani

{"title":"From AI to value: The role of sensemaking in project environments","authors":"Costanza Mariani","doi":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102863","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijproman.2026.102863","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Artificial intelligence is currently adopted in project environments, promising enhanced prediction, efficiency, and decision-making. However, despite widespread adoption, its contribution to project value remains limited. This essay argues that the key challenge is not AI readiness, but the ability to transform AI-formed outputs into meaningful and actionable insights. Drawing on sensemaking theory, it introduces the concept of AI-enabled project sensemaking as the process through which project actors interpret, negotiate, and critically evaluate AI outputs in context. The essay develops a framework based on four interrelated capabilities - problem framing, meaning interpretation, collective alignment, and reflexive validation - and links them to the project value lifecycle, including value definition, delivery, capture, and safeguarding. The essay highlights a central paradox - AI as both a reducer of uncertainty and a generator of equivocality - showing that AI does not directly create value, but contributes to it through interpretive processes. This perspective reframes the role of AI in projects and outlines a research agenda focused on cognition, governance, and stakeholder dynamics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48429,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Management","volume":"44 5","pages":"Article 102863"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148542387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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