Behavioural Aspects in Projects

Summary

Projects are organisational vehicles that shape our future and address grand challenges in society. The people who lead, manage and work in projects make a significant contribution to the successful delivery of the project and the mode of project delivery. However, the temporary and inter-organisational nature of projects creates unique challenges in terms of behavioural aspects. This includes topics such as governance for behaviour change, digitalisation and behaviour, decision making and conflict or organisational justice to name a few. We are interested in enhancing the understanding of these topics and welcome PhD applications which address these topics.

The Leeds Centre for Projects is a globally leading centre of excellence advancing the knowledge in project management research and education and creating impact through engagement with industry, government and third sector organisations. We are interested in improving the development and delivery of projects with a particular focus on complex infrastructure and major projects. Our members conduct responsible, relevant and rigorous scholarly research in our field and in interdisciplinar context. Members of the Leeds Centre for Projects deliver a very successful suite of MSc programmes and work with a group of PhDs who contribute to enhancing our research activity.

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