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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Too Much of a Good Thing? The Curvilinear Effect of Responsible Leadership on Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior in Projects59
How Agile Working Increases Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Psychological Empowerment and Communication Media37
Beyond Temporary Organizations: Trade Fairs as Temporary Markets, Clusters, and Community Gatherings37
Seven Insights Into Becoming an Engaged Project Scholar35
Do Women Leaders Promote Social Sustainability? Exploring the Effect of Board Diversity on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Practices of Project-Based Organizations33
Wiggle Room in Practice: Project Managers Navigating Paradoxes Through Collaboration32
Unraveling Stakeholder Engagement in Megaprojects: A Political Opportunity Structure Perspective in Turbulent Times30
A Marketing Perspective on Temporary Organizations30
Developing a Multidimensional Conception of Project Evaluation to Improve Projects27
The Dark Side of Projects: Dimensionality, Research Methods, and Agenda27
Agile Project Management and Emotional Exhaustion: A Moderated Mediation Process24
Leadership and the Recovery of Troubled IT Projects24
Navigating Ambidextrous Tensions in Digital Transformation: A Case Study of an Interorganizational Construction Project23
Lord of the Flies in Project-Based Organizations: The Role of Passive Leadership on Creativity and Project Success22
Corrigendum to A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks22
Tensions in Digital Transformation: How Prototype Work Links the Temporary and the Permanent21
A Retrospective of Monique Aubry’s Contributions21
Index of 2025 Project Management Journal ® Articles and Authors20
Raison d'Etre of Organization Design Arrangements in Project-Based Organizations19
Toward a Multilevel Framework of Dynamic Capabilities Through the Lens of Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, and Project-Based Organizations18
Shaping Inclusion and Exclusion: Habitual Responses of Project Managers in Early Stakeholder Engagement18
From Information Technology Projects to Digital Transformation Programs: Research Pathways17
The Effect of Public–Private Partnerships on Innovation in Infrastructure Delivery17
Impact of Shared Leadership Quality on Agile Team Productivity and Project Results16
On the Road to Digital Transformation: A Literature Review of IT Program Management16
Governing Public–Private Partnerships of Sustainable Construction Projects in An Opportunistic Setting16
How Does Hierarchy Steepness Affect Coordination in Project-Based Organizations? A Social Network Analysis16
What Is Project Management Productivity?15
Strategies to Address Ethical Risks in Megaprojects: A Care Ethics Perspective15
Governance of Interorganizational Projects: A Process-Based Approach Applied to a Latin American–European Case15
The Dark Side of Projects: Uncovering Slavery, Corruption, Criminal Organizations, and Other Uncomfortable Topics15
The Editorial Review Board of Project Management Journal®14
How Inclusive Leadership Influences Voice Behavior in Construction Project Teams: A Social Identity Perspective14
Gender Equality Interventions in Project-Based Organizations: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why14
Valuing Theory and Practice: Using a Portfolio Lens to Publish Research on Projects13
Getting Past the Editor's Desk13
Effects of Authentic Leadership, Behavioral Integrity, and Project Governance on Project Performance12
The Impact of Team Mindfulness on Project Team Performance: The Moderating Role of Effective Team Leadership12
An Integrative Review of Project Portfolio Management Literature: Thematic Findings on Sustainability Mindset, Assessment, and Integration12
Beyond Tech: The Human Element in Industry 5.0 Projects12
Improvisation in Turbulent Environments: An Exploratory Case Study of a Rescue Projects Organization12
Prioritizing Stakeholders in Collaborative Research and Innovation Projects Toward Sustainability12
The Impact of Temporal Reflexivity on Time Performance in NPD Projects: A Mixed-Methods Study11
Governance and Creativity in Project-Based Organizations: Archetypes and Agenda for Future Research11
Alternative Approaches to Innovation Project Portfolio Governance11
A Typology of Project Types and Processes Offering Flexibility for the Project Manager11
New Editors and a New Editor-in-Chief: Making the Manifesto a Reality11
Investigating the Dynamics of Engineering Design Rework for a Complex Aircraft Development Project: Lessons Learned From a Soft Systems Thinking Lens11
Leveraging Organizational Social Capital in Construction Projects to Enhance Project Success: The Enabling Role of Transformational Leadership10
Modeling the Capabilities of High-Performing Project Management Offices in General Contracting Companies10
The Uniqueness of IT Cost Risk: A Cross-Group Comparison of 23 Project Types10
Philosophical Stances and Theoretical Perspectives in Submissions to 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 Firms10
Imperfections-as-Practice: Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections9
Abolish, Accept, Apply: Coping With Ignorance in Project Ecologies9
The Power(lessness) of Flexibility in Public–Private Partnerships: Two Capital Projects From the National Capital Region9
Governance of Public Projects—Missing Out on Learning Opportunities9
The Long Tail of Conflicts in Innovation Projects: Conflicts and Their Impact on Strategic Renewal8
The Effect of Project Names on Escalation of Commitment in Information Systems Projects8
Special Issue: Expanding Research Opportunities for Project Management Researchers from Industry 5.0's Pillars8
Enabling Collaborative Research in Project Management by Creating Gioia Data Structures as a Boundary Object8
The Effects of Transformational and Adaptive Leadership on Dynamic Capabilities: Digital Transformation Projects8
The Entwinement of Project and Information Technology Research Editorial8
A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks8
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 Impact of Project Managers’ Psychological Resilience on Adaptive Performance: A Multilevel Model8
Value Creation in Project Human Resources by Integrating Training and Allocation Decisions8
Understanding the Phoenix Phenomenon: Can a Project Be Both a Failure and a Success?7
The Role of Early Contractor Involvement in Facilitating Exploration and Exploitation of Innovations in Megaprojects7
Project Studies: Embeddedness in Field and Theory 7
A Balancing Act of Leadership: The Practice of Shaping the Direction of a Project Portfolio7
Understanding the Dark Side of Power in Project Dispute Negotiation Settlement7
An Effective Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is a Team Sport7
Project Team Resilience: The Effect of Team Proactive Motivation in Crisis Events6
Beyond Failure and Success: A Process View on Imperfect Projects as Common Practice6
How to Write a Literature Review Article in Project Management Journal ® : A6
Project Management and Knowledge Management: Intertwined Trajectories and Shared Frontiers6
Experimental Networks: A Missing Link in Facilitating Systemic Transitions Through Projects?6
Project Management Office Typologies, Types, and Functions: A Systematic Analysis of the Literature and Directions for Research6
What is Agile Project Management? Developing a New Definition Following a Systematic Literature Review6
Automatic Social Risk Identification in Infrastructure Megaprojects: A Hybrid Retrieval-Augmented Generation Approach6
Program Management Within Digital Transformation: The Emerging Importance Of Technology Architecture, Product Management, and Human Capital Transformation6
Validation of a New Project Resilience Scale in the IT Sector6
Toward a Deeper Understanding of Optimism Bias and Transport Project Cost Overrun5
How Responsible Leadership Improves Stakeholder Collective Performance in Construction Projects: The Empirical Research from China5
The Four Coordination Roles of Clients When Designing Megaproject Organizations5
Roles and Responsibilities in Project Steering Committees5
Bridging Knowledge Management and Capabilities in Innovative Projects: An Integrative Framework5
Exploring Sustainable Operations Management in Major Infrastructure Projects: The Case of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge5
Managing Finances in Scaled Agile Transformations: Insights from A Case Study of a German Automotive Manufacturer5
How and When Narcissistic Leadership Drives Project Turnover Intention: Insights from the Job Demands-Resources Model5
It Takes Two to Tango: The Interactive Effect of Project Portfolio Management Offices and Voice Behavior on Project Portfolio Management Quality and Business Success5
Social Sustainability in Projects: Using Social Procurement to Create Employment in the Swedish Construction Sector5
Interteam Learning in Multiteam New Product Development Programs4
“Can’t Remember What I Forgot:” Investigating Organizational Forgetting Within a Project-Based Organization4
Practitioner Application of Ethics in Ethical Decision-Making Within Projects: A Process Theory View4
When Conventional Methods Fail: Institutional Bricolage as a Research Strategy4
Project Management and Innovation: On Projectification, Lineages, and Beyond4
Governance, Social Acceptability, and Organizational Learning in Public Infrastructure Projects4
The Future of Project Management in Industry 5.0: A Narrative Literature Review4
Thank You to the Reviewers of Project Management Journal®4
Thank You to the Reviewers of Project Management Journal ®4
Special Issue: Project Governance: Reflections on the Past and Suggestions for the Future4
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