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New research shines light on future directions for cities on sustainability and climate action
What’s in a word? ‘Smart’, ‘eco’ or ‘future’ cities? Around the world, numerous city initiatives have sprung up in recent years to signal their engagement with sustainable development and global climate change action. But what is the difference between these and other city labels? Are some more important than others? And how will they develop in the coming 50 years? Scottish and Dutch academics have carried out a global study across 35 different city labels revealing that the term ‘sustainable city’ has been the most popular and overarching one in policy and academic research until five years ago.
Johan Ninan receives the 2024 IPMA Global Research Award
Johan Ninan, Assistant Professor at 3MD department in the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences received the 2024 IPMA Global Research Award. The award was granted for his research on “Narratives in Megaprojects” with Natalya Sergeeva at University College London funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The research drawing on our longitudinal research into project narratives highlights how narratives can bring together disparate experiences, are performative as they shape and change the future, are strategic as they can create, maintain or disrupt institutions, and are promotional as they are consistently communicated to brand an image of the organisation.
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The research results were published in journals such as International Journal of Project Management (IJPM), Project Management Journal (PMJ), Construction Management and Economics (CME), Policy and Society (P&S), and Project Leadership and Society (PLAS). A book summarizing all the research results was published by Routledge in 2023, along with a book chapter in Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing and two SAGE Research Methods: Doing Research Online series publications.
The IPMA research awards is the most prestigious competition in research related to project management all around the Globe with a history of 19-years.
The award will be presented at the IPMA Global Research Awards Gala held during the 12th IPMA Research Conference from 19th-21st of April in Maryland, USA.
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Eleni Papadonikolaki is appointed Associate Editor of the International Journal of Project Management (IJPM)
As per February 15, Eleni Papadonikolaki, Associate Professor in the Management of Engineering Projects and Head of Section Integral Design & Management at 3MD department, is appointed as Associate Editor for the International Journal of Project Management (IJPM). In her role, Papadonikolaki will focus on (digital) technology, an important change maker for project management aiming to contribute to shaping new discussions and direction in the field of bridging project studies and digitalisation. This is an important new direction for project studies as digital disruption brings changes to the human and social capital and shapes project outcomes.
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The International Journal of Project Management (IJPM) is the leading journal for project management and organization studies. Over the last years, the appreciation and impact factor of IJPM has gradually increased (current impact factor is 8.000, 5 Year IF: 10.200). Its mission is to publish leading edge innovative research that significantly advances the field of project management and organizing. It is a Q1 journal ranging among the top journals, being #9 out of 382 journals listed in the Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law category. IJPM combines a theoretical rigor IJPM and also values practical relevance aiming to contribute to business and society.
IJPM hosts vibrant discussions on topics such as managing projects, programs and portfolios, project-based/oriented organizations, project networks and project-oriented societies. It is dedicated to project management and organizing from the perspectives of organizational behavior, strategy, change, and innovation. Recently, it has developed a particular focus on international development projects, sustainability and community engagement to reflect the multitude of ways projects contribute to our society. Upcoming calls for papers will focus on among others, Artificial Intelligence in project practices and on digital transformation of project work to address grand challenges.