Sustainability in Project Management and Project Success with Virtual Teams: A Quantitative Analysis Considering Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Management

Gisele Blak Bernat (), Eduardo Linhares Qualharini, Marcela Souto Castro, André Baptista Barcaui and Raquel Reis Soares
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Gisele Blak Bernat: Programa de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 149, D-207, Centro de Tecnologia, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil
Eduardo Linhares Qualharini: Programa de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 149, D-207, Centro de Tecnologia, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil
Marcela Souto Castro: Research Center in Business Sciences (NECE), Universidade Beira Interior (UBI), Rua Marquês D’Ávila e Bolama, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
André Baptista Barcaui: Faculdade de Administração e Ciências Contábeis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Pasteur, 250–sala 242, Praia Vermelha, Urca, Rio de Janeiro 22290-240, Brazil
Raquel Reis Soares: Instituto Português de Administração de Marketing—IPAM Porto, 4100-320 Porto, Portugal

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-38

Abstract: Project success is crucial for businesses, but the impact of virtual teams on it is still not fully understood. The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has led to the widespread adoption of virtual environment solutions to support geographically dispersed project teams. The growth in the use of virtual or hybrid teams in projects is expected to continue, as it presents an irreversible trend. Furthermore, there has been a significant increase in interest in sustainability in project management in recent years, emphasizing the long-term perspective for project success. To address this gap and contribute to the project success theory, a quantitative study was conducted to examine the impact of stakeholder engagement, knowledge management, and sustainable practices in project management on project success in virtual work environments using structural equation modeling. Experienced Portuguese-speaking project management professionals were surveyed. No evidence was found to support the moderating role of virtual teams, concluding that the virtual nature of a team does not diminish stakeholder engagement, knowledge-sharing, or sustainability in project management and its influence on project success. This study provides valuable insights for enhancing project success in virtual work environments, as it is the first of its kind to quantitatively address the sustainable long-term approach of project success in virtual environments.

Keywords: virtual teams; sustainability in project management; stakeholder engagement; knowledge management; project success; project management; sustainability; project; virtual work environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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