Project Management Journal

Papers
(The median citation count of Project Management Journal is 3. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Do Women Leaders Promote Social Sustainability? Exploring the Effect of Board Diversity on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Practices of Project-Based Organizations60
Facilitating Contextual Ambidexterity in a Global Operations Expansion Program41
Seven Insights Into Becoming an Engaged Project Scholar35
Wiggle Room in Practice: Project Managers Navigating Paradoxes Through Collaboration34
Too Much of a Good Thing? The Curvilinear Effect of Responsible Leadership on Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior in Projects33
How Agile Working Increases Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Psychological Empowerment and Communication Media33
Beyond Temporary Organizations: Trade Fairs as Temporary Markets, Clusters, and Community Gatherings31
Developing a Multidimensional Conception of Project Evaluation to Improve Projects30
The Dark Side of Projects: Dimensionality, Research Methods, and Agenda29
Corrigendum to A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks28
A Marketing Perspective on Temporary Organizations28
Thank You to the Reviewers of Project Management Journal®27
Leadership and the Recovery of Troubled IT Projects26
Agile Project Management and Emotional Exhaustion: A Moderated Mediation Process25
Navigating Ambidextrous Tensions in Digital Transformation: A Case Study of an Interorganizational Construction Project24
Lord of the Flies in Project-Based Organizations: The Role of Passive Leadership on Creativity and Project Success23
Tensions in Digital Transformation: How Prototype Work Links the Temporary and the Permanent22
A Retrospective of Monique Aubry’s Contributions22
Raison d'Etre of Organization Design Arrangements in Project-Based Organizations21
Index of 2025 Project Management Journal ® Articles and Authors20
Toward a Multilevel Framework of Dynamic Capabilities Through the Lens of Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, and Project-Based Organizations20
From Information Technology Projects to Digital Transformation Programs: Research Pathways20
The Effect of Public–Private Partnerships on Innovation in Infrastructure Delivery18
Impact of Shared Leadership Quality on Agile Team Productivity and Project Results18
How Does Hierarchy Steepness Affect Coordination in Project-Based Organizations? A Social Network Analysis17
Strategies to Address Ethical Risks in Megaprojects: A Care Ethics Perspective16
Governing Public–Private Partnerships of Sustainable Construction Projects in An Opportunistic Setting16
On the Road to Digital Transformation: A Literature Review of IT Program Management16
Gender Equality Interventions in Project-Based Organizations: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why15
Explaining Reverse Outcome Tight Control: A Case Study of Mindless/Mindful Governance15
How Inclusive Leadership Influences Voice Behavior in Construction Project Teams: A Social Identity Perspective15
When Good Theories Backfire15
Governance of Interorganizational Projects: A Process-Based Approach Applied to a Latin American–European Case14
The Editorial Review Board of Project Management Journal®14
The Dark Side of Projects: Uncovering Slavery, Corruption, Criminal Organizations, and Other Uncomfortable Topics14
Getting Past the Editor's Desk14
Improvisation in Turbulent Environments: An Exploratory Case Study of a Rescue Projects Organization13
Prioritizing Stakeholders in Collaborative Research and Innovation Projects Toward Sustainability13
Beyond Tech: The Human Element in Industry 5.0 Projects13
Valuing Theory and Practice: Using a Portfolio Lens to Publish Research on Projects12
Effects of Authentic Leadership, Behavioral Integrity, and Project Governance on Project Performance12
Servant Leadership and Project Success: Unleashing the Missing Links of Work Engagement, Project Work Withdrawal, and Project Identification11
The Impact of Team Mindfulness on Project Team Performance: The Moderating Role of Effective Team Leadership11
New Editors and a New Editor-in-Chief: Making the Manifesto a Reality11
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
Alternative Approaches to Innovation Project Portfolio Governance10
A Typology of Project Types and Processes Offering Flexibility for the Project Manager10
Governance and Creativity in Project-Based Organizations: Archetypes and Agenda for Future Research10
The Impact of Temporal Reflexivity on Time Performance in NPD Projects: A Mixed-Methods Study10
Mixed-Methods Research for Project Management Journal®9
Philosophical Stances and Theoretical Perspectives in Submissions to Project Management Journal®9
The Uniqueness of IT Cost Risk: A Cross-Group Comparison of 23 Project Types9
Leveraging Organizational Social Capital in Construction Projects to Enhance Project Success: The Enabling Role of Transformational Leadership9
Modeling the Capabilities of High-Performing Project Management Offices in General Contracting Companies9
Who Is Shaping the Narrative? Unveiling Stakeholder Engagement Behavior in Megaprojects on Social Media9
Organizational Entrainment of Project Launch in the Research Context of Chinese Real Estate Firms9
The Power(lessness) of Flexibility in Public–Private Partnerships: Two Capital Projects From the National Capital Region8
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
Imperfections-as-Practice: Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections8
The Impact of Project Managers’ Psychological Resilience on Adaptive Performance: A Multilevel Model8
The Effects of Transformational and Adaptive Leadership on Dynamic Capabilities: Digital Transformation Projects8
The Effect of Project Names on Escalation of Commitment in Information Systems Projects8
Abolish, Accept, Apply: Coping With Ignorance in Project Ecologies8
Enabling Collaborative Research in Project Management by Creating Gioia Data Structures as a Boundary Object8
The Long Tail of Conflicts in Innovation Projects: Conflicts and Their Impact on Strategic Renewal8
The Entwinement of Project and Information Technology Research Editorial8
Governance of Public Projects—Missing Out on Learning Opportunities8
A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks8
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
An Effective Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is a Team Sport7
Understanding the Phoenix Phenomenon: Can a Project Be Both a Failure and a Success?7
Vanguard Projects as Intermediation Spaces in Sustainability Transitions7
Experimental Networks: A Missing Link in Facilitating Systemic Transitions Through Projects?7
Understanding the Dark Side of Power in Project Dispute Negotiation Settlement7
Project Team Resilience: The Effect of Team Proactive Motivation in Crisis Events7
Project Studies: Embeddedness in Field and Theory 7
What is Agile Project Management? Developing a New Definition Following a Systematic Literature Review6
Project Management and Knowledge Management: Intertwined Trajectories and Shared Frontiers6
The Role of Early Contractor Involvement in Facilitating Exploration and Exploitation of Innovations in Megaprojects6
It Takes Two to Tango: The Interactive Effect of Project Portfolio Management Offices and Voice Behavior on Project Portfolio Management Quality and Business Success6
Beyond Failure and Success: A Process View on Imperfect Projects as Common Practice6
Project Management Office Typologies, Types, and Functions: A Systematic Analysis of the Literature and Directions for Research6
Social Sustainability in Projects: Using Social Procurement to Create Employment in the Swedish Construction Sector5
How to Write a Literature Review Article in Project Management Journal ® : A Review of Reviews5
Roles and Responsibilities in Project Steering Committees5
Project-Based Organizations’ Pursuit of Production Efficiency and Legitimate Power: An Institutional Perspective5
Bridging Knowledge Management and Capabilities in Innovative Projects: An Integrative Framework5
Toward a Deeper Understanding of Optimism Bias and Transport Project Cost Overrun5
Project Management and Innovation: On Projectification, Lineages, and Beyond5
Program Management Within Digital Transformation: The Emerging Importance Of Technology Architecture, Product Management, and Human Capital Transformation5
Validation of a New Project Resilience Scale in the IT Sector5
How Responsible Leadership Improves Stakeholder Collective Performance in Construction Projects: The Empirical Research from China5
Thank You to the Reviewers of Project Management Journal®4
Practitioner Application of Ethics in Ethical Decision-Making Within Projects: A Process Theory View4
The Four Coordination Roles of Clients When Designing Megaproject Organizations4
Managing Finances in Scaled Agile Transformations: Insights from A Case Study of a German Automotive Manufacturer4
The Future of Project Management in Industry 5.0: A Narrative Literature Review4
Governance, Social Acceptability, and Organizational Learning in Public Infrastructure Projects4
“Can’t Remember What I Forgot:” Investigating Organizational Forgetting Within a Project-Based Organization4
Exploring Sustainable Operations Management in Major Infrastructure Projects: The Case of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge4
Definitely Not a Walk in the Park: Coping with Competing Values in Complex Project Networks3
Knowledge-Oriented Leadership, Team Cohesion, and Project Success: A Conditional Mechanism3
The Editorial Review Board of Project Management Journal®3
Ecologies of Temporary Organizations3
Coordinating Lifesaving Product Development Projects with no Preestablished Organizational Governance Structure3
Knowledge Entrainment in Large-Scale Transformation Projects: The Evidence-Based Strategy and the Innovation-Based Strategy3
Governance Through Trust: Community Engagement in an Australian City Rebuilding Precinct3
Digital Technologies in Built Environment Projects: Review and Future Directions3
How Did the Imperfection of an Innovation Project Come About? The Tension Between Legitimacy and Flexibility3
Index of 2024 Project Management Journal® Articles and Authors3
Principles in Project Portfolio Management: Building Upon What We Know to Prepare for the Future3
AI for Management and Organization Research: Examples and Reflections from Project Studies3
The Impacts on Interorganizational Project Coordination: A Multiple Case Study on Large Railway Projects3
The Relationship Between Uncertainty and Task Execution Strategies in Project Management3
Interteam Learning in Multiteam New Product Development Programs3
Special Issue: Project Governance: Reflections on the Past and Suggestions for the Future3
The Editorial Review Board of Project Management Journal®3
The Mandate of Project Management Offices Beyond Organizational Boundaries—Still A Blind Spot for Organizational Design?3
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