Sustainable Project Management: A Conceptualization-Oriented Review and a Framework Proposal for Future Studies

Stefano Armenia, Rosa Maria Dangelico, Fabio Nonino and Alessandro Pompei
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Stefano Armenia: Department of Research, Link Campus University, 00165 Rome, Italy
Rosa Maria Dangelico: Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering (DIAG), Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Fabio Nonino: Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering (DIAG), Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Alessandro Pompei: Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering (DIAG), Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: Today, more than ever, achieving sustainability of business activities, intertwining social, economic, and environmental perspectives, is one of the most challenging objectives for companies. Project management processes are no exception. This paper aims to contribute to the current research knowledge through a systematic review of the literature on the integration of project management and sustainability. Specifically, the aim was to clarify the research domains of sustainable project management, and to understand the current state of development and the future research directions. Results indicate that academic literature about this topic is still in its infancy, but that scholars’ attention is growing, opening new research directions. Based on the literature review results, we propose a new conceptual framework linking five key dimensions of sustainable project management: corporate policies and practices, resource management, life cycle orientation, stakeholders’ engagement, and organizational learning.

Keywords: systematic literature review; project management; sustainable project management; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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