Formation and maintenance of organizational culture in collaborative hospital construction projects

Literature defines the significance of organizational culture to the performance of projects, emphasized in collaborative contracts increasing the importance of relational management issues. We have studied the challenges emerging in projects and described preconditions for managing the formation an...

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Main Authors: Maarit Tulokas, Harri Haapasalo, Kari-Pekka Tampio
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Project Leadership and Society
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000103
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description Literature defines the significance of organizational culture to the performance of projects, emphasized in collaborative contracts increasing the importance of relational management issues. We have studied the challenges emerging in projects and described preconditions for managing the formation and maintenance of organizational culture to increase the project performance. We applied qualitative research approach focusing on two hospital construction projects utilizing relational contract model.Shortening timeline, dynamism in emerging and departing project participants and the background organizational cultures of the participants set challenges for the management of the organizational culture. We propose specific managerial actions to separate formation and maintenance phases of the organizational culture in projects. We have specified managerial preconditions for cultural level of underlying assumptions like psychological safety, trust, and collaboration and getting rid of old habits and attitudes, focusing to form mindset of collaboration and best for the project in formation and maintenance phases.
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spelling doaj-art-e69b5a0f9c554a7cb6cfff17a30146eb2024-12-14T06:33:14ZengElsevierProject Leadership and Society2666-72152024-12-015100125Formation and maintenance of organizational culture in collaborative hospital construction projectsMaarit Tulokas0Harri Haapasalo1Kari-Pekka Tampio2Limited Liability Real Estate Company, Laakson Yhteissairaala, Lääkärinkatu 8, FIN-00250, Helsinki, FinlandUniversity of Oulu, Industrial Engineering and Management, P.O. Box 4610, FIN-90014, University of Oulu, Finland; Corresponding author.Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District, Construction Management Services, P.O. Box 10, FIN-90029, OYS, FinlandLiterature defines the significance of organizational culture to the performance of projects, emphasized in collaborative contracts increasing the importance of relational management issues. We have studied the challenges emerging in projects and described preconditions for managing the formation and maintenance of organizational culture to increase the project performance. We applied qualitative research approach focusing on two hospital construction projects utilizing relational contract model.Shortening timeline, dynamism in emerging and departing project participants and the background organizational cultures of the participants set challenges for the management of the organizational culture. We propose specific managerial actions to separate formation and maintenance phases of the organizational culture in projects. We have specified managerial preconditions for cultural level of underlying assumptions like psychological safety, trust, and collaboration and getting rid of old habits and attitudes, focusing to form mindset of collaboration and best for the project in formation and maintenance phases.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000103ProjectsOrganizational cultureFormation of organizational cultureMaintenance of organizational culture
spellingShingle Maarit Tulokas
Harri Haapasalo
Kari-Pekka Tampio
Formation and maintenance of organizational culture in collaborative hospital construction projects
Project Leadership and Society
Projects
Organizational culture
Formation of organizational culture
Maintenance of organizational culture
title Formation and maintenance of organizational culture in collaborative hospital construction projects
title_full Formation and maintenance of organizational culture in collaborative hospital construction projects
title_fullStr Formation and maintenance of organizational culture in collaborative hospital construction projects
title_full_unstemmed Formation and maintenance of organizational culture in collaborative hospital construction projects
title_short Formation and maintenance of organizational culture in collaborative hospital construction projects
title_sort formation and maintenance of organizational culture in collaborative hospital construction projects
topic Projects
Organizational culture
Formation of organizational culture
Maintenance of organizational culture
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000103
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