Ethics in project management / guest editor, Professor Ralf Müller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Müller, Ralf, editor.

Series:

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 7, Issue 4

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 1753-8378 ; Volume 7, Issue 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Professional ethics.

Project management--Moral and ethical aspects.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bradford, [England] : Emerald Insight, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ethics is rarely a topic in project management research, despite its increasing popularity in the general management literature in recent years. Many of the recent scandals are traced back to questionable ethical behaviors of individuals or organizations. The work of these individuals and organizations is done to a large extent in projects. Thus, a better understanding of ethics and its implications in the context of projects helps building awareness about ethics within the project management community and helps preparing project managers to tackle ethical issues when they arise. Ethics - the

Contents:

Cover; Editorial advisory board; Editorial; Guest editorial; Ethics in project management:some Aristotelian insights; Client-side project management capabilities: dealing with ethical dilemmas; Honesty in projects; Indicators of best practices in technology product development projects; When do megaprojects start and finish? Redefining project lead time for mega project success; Understanding project success through analysis of project management approach; The need for a project governance body; Efficiency of project health checks (PHCs) as an early warning system in practice

Promoters in a matrix organization's social network during industrial project sales A tribute to Timothy L. Wilson: the professor, the mentor, the person and his accomplishments; Mentorship in academia; The grabber: making a first impression the Wilsonian way; Metaphor as a means to constructively influence behavioural interactions in project teams

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 17, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78441-408-5