Project oriented organizational competences: The case of large construction companies listed in the Athens Stock Exchange
Ημερομηνία
2008Επιτομή
The organizational analysis is based on case studies that include all the large Greek construction companies currently listed in the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE). The case studies are built on information collected from the ASE web site and the companies' web sites. The competences of contemporary project oriented organizations are reviewed from the relevant literature. The project orientation characteristics like organizational strategy, application of temporary organizations, differentiation of project portfolio, integrative organizational structures, quality management approaches, human resource management, project oriented methodologies, and organizational learning and maturity are analyzed for each company. Tables of economic indices of economic performance and effectiveness related to turnover, profits, performance, capital, debts and liquidity are constructed for all companies. A correlation of project management (PM) competences to the economic effectiveness of the above companies is applied.