Mediators between coordination and IS project performance

    Authors

    N. Parolia; S. Goodman; Y. Z. Li;J. J. Jiang

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Inf. Manage.

    Keywords

    horizontal coordination; vertical coordination; leadership empowerment; knowledge transfer; clear mission and objectives; project performance; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE-DEVELOPMENT; ORGANIZATIONS; Computer Science, Information Systems; Information Science & Library; Science; Management

    Abstract

    Successful IS projects result from coordination among team members and stakeholders. We examined the effects of horizontal and vertical coordination on project performance. A total of 169 responses from IS project managers listed in the Project Management Institute of the USA were solicited, obtained, and analyzed. The results indicated that horizontal coordination can enhance the level of leadership empowerment and knowledge transfer, and help to clarify the mission and objectives among team members, while vertical coordination can enhance knowledge transfer. The results further suggested that project performance was improved by empowering team members, promoting knowledge transfer among team members and specifying clear mission and project objectives. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Information & Management

    Volume

    44

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    635

    Last Page

    645

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000250896700003

    ISSN

    0378-7206

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