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What Are the Causes and Cures of Poor Megaproject Performance? A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda
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This systematic literature review explores the megaproject management literature and contributes by improving our understanding of the causes and cures of poor megaproject performance. The review analyzes 6,007 titles and abstracts and 86 full papers, identifying a total of 18 causes and 54 cures to address poor megaproject performance. We suggest five avenues for future research that should consider examining megaprojects as large-scale, inter-organizational production systems: (1) designing the system architecture; (2) bridging the gap with manufacturing; (3) building and leading collaborations; (4) engaging institutions and communities; and (5) decomposing and integrating the supply chain.
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- Authors
- Denicol, J., Davies, A., & Krystallis, I.
- Venue
- Project Management Journal
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-02-13
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 328-345
- ISSN
- 1938-9507 (ISSN-L)
- 8756-9728
- OpenAlex
- W3005588761
- Cited by
- 266
- References
- 6
- FWCI
- 8.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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