DEVELOPING A PROJECT MANAGEMENT CULTURE IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING

by | Jan 16, 2020 | DOI 2018

Daniel Seelhofer, Christian Olivier Graf, Selina Guhl
Zurich University of Applied Sciences, International Management Institute, Winterthur, Switzerland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/eraz.2018.340

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4th International Conference – ERAZ 2018 – KNOWLEDGE BASED SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Sofia- Bulgaria, June 7, 2018, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia;  Faculty of Business Studies, Mediterranean University – Podgorica, Montenegro; University of National and World Economy – Sofia, Bulgaria; Faculty of Commercial and Business Studies – Celje, Slovenia; Faculty of Applied Management, Economics and Finance – Belgrade, Serbia, ISBN 978-86-80194-12-7

Abstract

This paper explains the importance of projects in higher education and presents a conceptual framework for developing a mature project management culture in institutions of higher learning, followed by implementation recommendations based on a survey and a series of semi structured interviews with higher education project managers.

Key words

project management, organizational culture, higher education.


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