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Building Project Capabilities in PBOs: Lessons from the French Special Forces
Tessa Melkonian,Thierry Picq +1 more
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In this paper, the authors propose to approach Project Capabilities building processes as a multi-level and dynamic process, and offer as an illustration the case of a very specific project-based organization, the French Special Forces (SF).About:
This article is published in International Journal of Project Management.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 39 citations till now.read more
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Toward a Unifying Framework for Exploring Fit and Flexibility in Strategic Human Resource Management
Patrick M. Wright,Scott A. Snell +1 more
TL;DR: This paper presents a framework for studying the concepts of fit and flexibility in the field of Strategic Human Resource Management focusing on HRM practices, employee skills, and employee behaviors and reviews past conceptual and empirical work within that framework.
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The project manager cannot be a hero anymore! Understanding critical competencies in project-based organizations from a multilevel approach
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on improving the understanding of critical competencies in project-based organizations (PBOs) from a multilevel approach and detail the types of "PBO competencies" (functional and integrative), and identify their links with the three levels of competencies (individual, collective, and organizational).
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The competence loop: Competence management in knowledge-intensive, project-intensive organizations
Rolf Medina,Alicia Medina +1 more
TL;DR: The purpose of knowledge-intensive organizations tend to be project intensive having many projects of different size and importance as discussed by the authors. In this context, competence evolves through projects, and the purpose of t...
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Coordinating in construction projects and the emergence of synchronized readiness
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on coordinating and explore how partners deal with the complex social processes of project working using a practice lens, and they introduce the concept of synchronized readiness, thereby explaining and conceptualizing how coordinated outcomes are achieved in construction projects.
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Mechanisms for Managing Competencies in Project-Based Organizations: An Integrative Multilevel Analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define project management competence (PMC) mechanisms as those used to identify and develop competencies of individuals, groups and organizations that will aid in the performance of project tasks.
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