Enhancing Sustainability in Project Management: The Role of Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Management in Virtual Team Environments

Gisele Blak Bernat (), Eduardo Linhares Qualharini and Marcela Souto Castro
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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

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-26

Abstract: This research investigated the crucial correlation between stakeholder engagement and knowledge management, and their role in enhancing sustainability in project management, with a specific focus on the virtual environment. With the shift towards virtual solutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the rise of remote work, it has become increasingly important to understand how these constructs interact in this new context. Through a web-based survey questionnaire and Structural Equation Modeling analysis, we found that both stakeholder engagement and knowledge management have a significant positive effect on sustainability practices in project management. Even more interestingly, these relationships remain consistent regardless of whether the project is conducted in a virtual or traditional environment. These findings have important implications for organizations across industries, as they can use these insights to improve sustainability practices in project management by focusing on the integration of stakeholder engagement and knowledge management in the virtual or presential environment. This study is the first of its kind to quantitatively investigate this connection, making it a valuable contribution to the field.

Keywords: sustainability; sustainability in project management; stakeholder engagement; knowledge management; project management; virtual teams; remote environment; project; project success (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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