How Does Governance Influence Decision Making on Projects and in Project-Based Organizations?. Issue 6 (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Turner, Rodney
• Is Part Of: Project management journal. Volume 51:Issue 6(2020)
• Page Start: 670
• Page End: 684
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: governance -- decision making -- culture -- decision architecture -- situational awareness -- identity -- social representation; Project management -- Periodicals; 658.40405
• DOI: 10.1177/8756972820939769
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 8756-9728

Abstract

Research on the governance of project management suggests governmentality and governance are associated with improved project performance. However, the mechanism is unknown. We propose that they influence decision making, which, in turn, improves performance. Few articles on governance comment directly on how governance influences decision making. We identify six areas of organizational psychology that influence decision making, and study what research on the governance of project management suggests about how governance influences those six areas. We review 36 articles on the governance of project management published in the past six years in the three main journals in project management.