Research on the Effect of Organizational Factors on the Mega-project Performance

Abstract

Abstract: Organizational management aims to coordinate stakeholder relationships and achieve close collaboration among all parties, which is critical to the improvement of mega-project performance. Based on the perspective of organizational management, the reasons for driving the improvement of mega-project performance are analyzed. The organizational factors of mega-projects are identified by literature review, 35 mega-projects are selected as research cases, and the data are collected through semi-structured interview and focus group interview, csQCA is applied to analyze the combination of factors and test the consistency and coverage. The results show that the effect of organizational factors on the mega-project performance is not achieved by single factor, but by the form of a combination of factors. "formal communication mechanism + friendly relationship + fair benefit allocation + team collaboration and organizational integration" and "trust + fair benefit allocation + team collaboration and organizational integration" can promote the mega-project performance significantly. Friendly relationship, fair benefit allocation, team collaboration and organizational integration are the necessary conditions for the improvement of mega-project performance. Formal communication mechanism, trust and flat organization are important but not necessary factors that can effectively improve project performance.

Key words: mega-project, performance, organization, csQCA

Wang Dedong, Fang Shaoze, Wang Xincheng. Research on the Effect of Organizational Factors on the Mega-project Performance[J]. Management Review, 2021, 33(1): 242-253.

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