Project Management Journal

Papers
(The median citation count of Project Management Journal is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Facilitating Contextual Ambidexterity in a Global Operations Expansion Program109
Seven Insights Into Becoming an Engaged Project Scholar55
Wiggle Room in Practice: Project Managers Navigating Paradoxes Through Collaboration48
How Agile Working Increases Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Psychological Empowerment and Communication Media35
Do Women Leaders Promote Social Sustainability? Exploring the Effect of Board Diversity on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Practices of Project-Based Organizations33
Beyond Temporary Organizations: Trade Fairs as Temporary Markets, Clusters, and Community Gatherings33
The Dark Side of Projects: Dimensionality, Research Methods, and Agenda32
Developing a Multidimensional Conception of Project Evaluation to Improve Projects31
Collective Mindfulness: The Key to Organizational Resilience in Megaprojects29
Corrigendum to A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks28
Thank You to the Reviewers of Project Management Journal®27
Tensions in Digital Transformation: How Prototype Work Links the Temporary and the Permanent27
Agile Project Management and Emotional Exhaustion: A Moderated Mediation Process27
Leadership and the Recovery of Troubled IT Projects26
Lord of the Flies in Project-Based Organizations: The Role of Passive Leadership on Creativity and Project Success26
Raison d'Etre of Organization Design Arrangements in Project-Based Organizations25
A Retrospective of Monique Aubry’s Contributions25
Toward a Multilevel Framework of Dynamic Capabilities Through the Lens of Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, and Project-Based Organizations23
From Information Technology Projects to Digital Transformation Programs: Research Pathways22
Top Ten Behavioral Biases in Project Management: An Overview21
The Effect of Public–Private Partnerships on Innovation in Infrastructure Delivery20
How Does Hierarchy Steepness Affect Coordination in Project-Based Organizations? A Social Network Analysis20
Impact of Shared Leadership Quality on Agile Team Productivity and Project Results20
Explaining Reverse Outcome Tight Control: A Case Study of Mindless/Mindful Governance19
Governing Public–Private Partnerships of Sustainable Construction Projects in An Opportunistic Setting19
On the Road to Digital Transformation: A Literature Review of IT Program Management19
Strategies to Address Ethical Risks in Megaprojects: A Care Ethics Perspective18
When Good Theories Backfire18
Documenting the Interactive Effects of Project Manager and Team-Level Communication Behaviors in Integrated Project Delivery Teams17
Governance of Interorganizational Projects: A Process-Based Approach Applied to a Latin American–European Case17
Gender Equality Interventions in Project-Based Organizations: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why17
The Dark Side of Projects: Uncovering Slavery, Corruption, Criminal Organizations, and Other Uncomfortable Topics15
Project Management Journal® Special Issue on Project Behavior14
Getting Past the Editor's Desk14
Valuing Theory and Practice: Using a Portfolio Lens to Publish Research on Projects14
How Inclusive Leadership Influences Voice Behavior in Construction Project Teams: A Social Identity Perspective14
The Editorial Review Board of Project Management Journal®14
Prioritizing Stakeholders in Collaborative Research and Innovation Projects Toward Sustainability13
The Impact of Team Mindfulness on Project Team Performance: The Moderating Role of Effective Team Leadership13
Improvisation in Turbulent Environments: An Exploratory Case Study of a Rescue Projects Organization13
Beyond Tech: The Human Element in Industry 5.0 Projects13
Effects of Authentic Leadership, Behavioral Integrity, and Project Governance on Project Performance13
The Impact of Temporal Reflexivity on Time Performance in NPD Projects: A Mixed-Methods Study12
Governance and Creativity in Project-Based Organizations: Archetypes and Agenda for Future Research12
Servant Leadership and Project Success: Unleashing the Missing Links of Work Engagement, Project Work Withdrawal, and Project Identification12
New Editors and a New Editor-in-Chief: Making the Manifesto a Reality12
A Typology of Project Types and Processes Offering Flexibility for the Project Manager11
Alternative Approaches to Innovation Project Portfolio Governance10
An Integrative Review of Project Portfolio Management Literature: Thematic Findings on Sustainability Mindset, Assessment, and Integration10
Investigating the Dynamics of Engineering Design Rework for a Complex Aircraft Development Project: Lessons Learned From a Soft Systems Thinking Lens10
The Dark Side of Environmental Sustainability in Projects: Unraveling Greenwashing Behaviors10
Mixed-Methods Research for Project Management Journal®10
Who Is Shaping the Narrative? Unveiling Stakeholder Engagement Behavior in Megaprojects on Social Media10
Organizational Entrainment of Project Launch in the Research Context of Chinese Real Estate Firms9
Modeling the Capabilities of High-Performing Project Management Offices in General Contracting Companies9
Index of 2021 Project Management Journal® Articles and Authors9
The Uniqueness of IT Cost Risk: A Cross-Group Comparison of 23 Project Types9
Governance of Public Projects—Missing Out on Learning Opportunities9
Philosophical Stances and Theoretical Perspectives in Submissions to Project Management Journal®9
Leveraging Organizational Social Capital in Construction Projects to Enhance Project Success: The Enabling Role of Transformational Leadership9
Leading Self-Organizing Teams in the Evolutionary Development of Software Projects: The Effects of Shared Leadership, Power Distance, and Constructive Controversy on Collaborative Software Process Tai8
The Effects of Transformational and Adaptive Leadership on Dynamic Capabilities: Digital Transformation Projects8
Enabling Collaborative Research in Project Management by Creating Gioia Data Structures as a Boundary Object8
Abolish, Accept, Apply: Coping With Ignorance in Project Ecologies8
The Power(lessness) of Flexibility in Public–Private Partnerships: Two Capital Projects From the National Capital Region8
Imperfections-as-Practice: Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections8
The Long Tail of Conflicts in Innovation Projects: Conflicts and Their Impact on Strategic Renewal8
The Impact of Project Managers’ Psychological Resilience on Adaptive Performance: A Multilevel Model8
The Effect of Project Names on Escalation of Commitment in Information Systems Projects7
Vanguard Projects as Intermediation Spaces in Sustainability Transitions7
Understanding the Phoenix Phenomenon: Can a Project Be Both a Failure and a Success?7
Value Creation in Project Human Resources by Integrating Training and Allocation Decisions7
A Balancing Act of Leadership: The Practice of Shaping the Direction of a Project Portfolio7
Project Studies: Embeddedness in Field and Theory 7
The Entwinement of Project and Information Technology Research Editorial7
A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks7
Understanding the Dark Side of Power in Project Dispute Negotiation Settlement7
Toward a Deeper Understanding of Optimism Bias and Transport Project Cost Overrun6
Project Team Resilience: The Effect of Team Proactive Motivation in Crisis Events6
Project Management Office Typologies, Types, and Functions: A Systematic Analysis of the Literature and Directions for Research6
It Takes Two to Tango: The Interactive Effect of Project Portfolio Management Offices and Voice Behavior on Project Portfolio Management Quality and Business Success6
Experimental Networks: A Missing Link in Facilitating Systemic Transitions Through Projects?6
What is Agile Project Management? Developing a New Definition Following a Systematic Literature Review6
Bridging Knowledge Management and Capabilities in Innovative Projects: An Integrative Framework6
Beyond Failure and Success: A Process View on Imperfect Projects as Common Practice6
The Role of Early Contractor Involvement in Facilitating Exploration and Exploitation of Innovations in Megaprojects6
An Effective Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is a Team Sport6
Program Management Within Digital Transformation: The Emerging Importance Of Technology Architecture, Product Management, and Human Capital Transformation6
The Four Coordination Roles of Clients When Designing Megaproject Organizations5
Exploring Sustainable Operations Management in Major Infrastructure Projects: The Case of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge5
How to Write a Literature Review Article in Project Management Journal ® : A Review of Reviews5
Project Management and Innovation: On Projectification, Lineages, and Beyond5
Project-Based Organizations’ Pursuit of Production Efficiency and Legitimate Power: An Institutional Perspective5
Validation of a New Project Resilience Scale in the IT Sector5
Managing Finances in Scaled Agile Transformations: Insights from A Case Study of a German Automotive Manufacturer5
How Responsible Leadership Improves Stakeholder Collective Performance in Construction Projects: The Empirical Research from China5
Special Issue: Project Governance: Reflections on the Past and Suggestions for the Future4
Social Sustainability in Projects: Using Social Procurement to Create Employment in the Swedish Construction Sector4
Governance, Social Acceptability, and Organizational Learning in Public Infrastructure Projects4
Digital Technologies in Built Environment Projects: Review and Future Directions4
Practitioner Application of Ethics in Ethical Decision-Making Within Projects: A Process Theory View4
“Can’t Remember What I Forgot:” Investigating Organizational Forgetting Within a Project-Based Organization4
The Future of Project Management in Industry 5.0: A Narrative Literature Review4
The Relationship Between Uncertainty and Task Execution Strategies in Project Management4
The Editorial Review Board of Project Management Journal®4
Thank You to the Reviewers of Project Management Journal®4
Interteam Learning in Multiteam New Product Development Programs4
Knowledge-Oriented Leadership, Team Cohesion, and Project Success: A Conditional Mechanism4
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