An Analysis of six Infrastructure projects that take place in two Dissertation

An Analysis of six Infrastructure projects that take place in two countries - Dissertation ExampleDifferences in organizational cultures between companies or disparities in professional cultures between consultants, contractors and clients may exist. This dissertation aims to address the impact of political and cultural differences in project management of cross national projects. by from identifying the political and cultural differences that affect project management, case studies of six infrastructure construction projects in two countries have been conducted. The research suggests that differences in professional cultures, political relation and institutions affect the successful management of the projects. The results on how cultural disparities affect cross national projects can help project managers in the identification of potential areas of practical conflict in cross national projects apart from suggesting areas of future research. Keywords culture, cultural differences, cross national, cross border, project management, politics, institutions Outline 1. INTRODUCTION.3 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK.7 2.1 Definitions.7 2.2. ... search OBJECTIVES15 Search Strategy..15 4. LITERATURE REVIEW...17 4.1 . Institutional Theory........................................................................17 4.2 Relevance of the application of institutional theory to construction project management..18 4.3 jounce of culture and politics in the management and organization of cross national projects a review of literature.18 4.4 pagan Dimensions ....20 4.4.1 Hofstedes cultural variance...20 4.4.2 Schwartzs Cultural Value Type.21 4.4.3 Trompenaars cultural diversity,,,,23 4.4.4 House and colleagues project GLOBE.24 4.5 Cross-National Cultural Differences.26 4.6 Cross-national Conflicts....27 4.7 Project Performance....29 4.8 Cultural management of cross national projects.30 5. METHODOLOGY.32 5.1 ascendes and methodologies in project management.32 5.2 Influences and diffi culties in cross cultural collaboration...34 5.2.1 Suitability of the Research Approach..34 5.2.2 Reliability and Relevance of Research finding...35 5.3 Project Choice and