Tackling projects on sustainability: a Lithuanian case study

Nomeda Dobrovolskienė (), Manuela Tvaronavičienė () and Rima Tamošiūnienė ()
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Nomeda Dobrovolskienė: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), Lithuania
Manuela Tvaronavičienė: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), Lithuania
Rima Tamošiūnienė: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), Lithuania

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 2017, vol. 4, issue 4, 477-488

Abstract: Companies are increasingly coming under strong global pressure to incorporate sustainability considerations into their project decision-making process. This is where project managers play a vital role. However, how project managers approach sustainability in their daily work still has to be explored. Therefore, this article seeks to determine whether and to what extent project managers take into account sustainability in project management decision making. Research was carried out in Lithuania, selecting two industries: construction and automotive. The case study revealed that project managers in Lithuania still do not give much regard to sustainability when making their decisions. Only a limited number of sustainability criteria are taken into account by project managers in their decisions. Research also showed that a project manager gives more consideration to sustainability in project management decision making than a project team member.

Keywords: sustainability; project; project management; project manager; decision making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L62 L74 M21 O22 Q01 Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2017.4.4(6)

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