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Project management knowledge flows in networks of project managers and project management offices: a case study in the pharmaceutical industry

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This study investigates the knowledge flows among and between project managers and project management office (PMO) members in a pharmaceutical R&D company in China, using a mixed-methods approach. The results show that knowledge exchange happens in clusters, where each cluster forms around a PMO...

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Main Authors: Müller, Ralf (Author) , Glückler, Johannes (Author) , Aubry, Monique (Author) , Shao, Jingting (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: April 1, 2013
In: Project management journal
Year: 2013, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 4-19
ISSN:1938-9507
DOI:10.1002/pmj.21326
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Author Notes:Ralf Müller, Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway, Johannes Glückler, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Monique Aubry, School of Business and Management, Department of Business and Technology, Université du Québec `a Montreal, Québec, Canada, Jingting Shao, Institute for Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China
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Summary:This study investigates the knowledge flows among and between project managers and project management office (PMO) members in a pharmaceutical R&D company in China, using a mixed-methods approach. The results show that knowledge exchange happens in clusters, where each cluster forms around a PMO member. Contrary to expectations, PMO members were not identified as the most popular knowledge providers in these clusters; instead, knowledge was requested from earlier collaborators. A three-tiered model is developed for knowledge governance at the cluster level, across clusters and the link with corporate and project governance structures. Managerial and theoretical implications are discussed.
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ISSN:1938-9507
DOI:10.1002/pmj.21326

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