Projectification within a developing country : the case of South Africa
BACKGROUND : Projectification is becoming a topic of interest within the project management community. Various authors discuss and debate the concept of projectification but little information is available about the level of projectification. Purpose of study: This article addresses this gap from an...
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ftunivpretoria:oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/91982 2023-09-26T15:19:23+02:00 Projectification within a developing country : the case of South Africa Marnewick, Carl Bekker, M.C. (Michiel Christiaan) 2022-01 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91982 https://doi.org/10.35683/jcm21047.151 en eng JCMAN 1815-7440 (online) doi:10.35683/jcm21047.151 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91982 © 2022 by the authors. Open access under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Comparative study Emerging economies Projectification Gross domestic product (GDP) South Africa (SA) Article 2022 ftunivpretoria https://doi.org/10.35683/jcm21047.151 2023-08-29T00:29:26Z BACKGROUND : Projectification is becoming a topic of interest within the project management community. Various authors discuss and debate the concept of projectification but little information is available about the level of projectification. Purpose of study: This article addresses this gap from an emerging economy’s perspective, i.e. South Africa. The research is part of an international study and allows for a systematic comparison between countries and industry sectors. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : This study is based on an international study that originated in Germany. A quantitative approach was used to determine the level of projectification in South Africa and 303 participants completed the questionnaire. The results indicate a 10 percent growth in the share of project work over the next decade. RESULTS/FINDINGS s: The level of projectification, from a South African perspective, is comparable with that of three international studies (Germany, Iceland, Norway), with a projectification average of close to 40 percent, which is the same as Germany’s 41.3 percent. The results of this research contribute to the larger body of knowledge on projectification but, more importantly, provide a benchmark for other emerging economies. MANAGERIAL IMPLICATION : Projectification is measured in terms of share of project work in relation to the total work performed by an organisation. The results from this study are comparable with those of previous studies in developed economies. The results indicate that there is no real difference between the level of project work in an emerging economy like South Africa and that of developed economies. https://www.jcman.co.za/#/home am2023 Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Pretoria: UPSpace Norway Journal of Contemporary Management 19 1 362 380 |
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BACKGROUND : Projectification is becoming a topic of interest within the project management community. Various authors discuss and debate the concept of projectification but little information is available about the level of projectification. Purpose of study: This article addresses this gap from an emerging economy’s perspective, i.e. South Africa. The research is part of an international study and allows for a systematic comparison between countries and industry sectors. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : This study is based on an international study that originated in Germany. A quantitative approach was used to determine the level of projectification in South Africa and 303 participants completed the questionnaire. The results indicate a 10 percent growth in the share of project work over the next decade. RESULTS/FINDINGS s: The level of projectification, from a South African perspective, is comparable with that of three international studies (Germany, Iceland, Norway), with a projectification average of close to 40 percent, which is the same as Germany’s 41.3 percent. The results of this research contribute to the larger body of knowledge on projectification but, more importantly, provide a benchmark for other emerging economies. MANAGERIAL IMPLICATION : Projectification is measured in terms of share of project work in relation to the total work performed by an organisation. The results from this study are comparable with those of previous studies in developed economies. The results indicate that there is no real difference between the level of project work in an emerging economy like South Africa and that of developed economies. https://www.jcman.co.za/#/home am2023 Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) |
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