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Nelson Repenning. McKenna, Nicholas A. (Nicholas Alan) System Design and Management Program. System Design and Management Program. 2006-02-02T18:55:17Z 2006-02-02T18:55:17Z 2005 2005 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/31172 61240301 Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-115). Project based organizational structures are utilized in many industries. The firms engaged in these significant endeavors, project sponsor and contractor alike, risk both capital and reputation in the market-place with each new project. Delivering projects effectively provides all the firms involved with desirable financial outcomes and market advantage. This thesis sets out to identify and understand the mechanisms established by the contracting structure that in part determine the outcome of the project. It is suggested that the nature of the relationship between project sponsor and contractor shapes the outcome of the project to a significant extent. Complex and challenging projects are made more so by the adversarial relationships that frequently exist between the sponsor and contractor(s). This thesis unpacks the underlying mechanisms that determine that relationship and begins to establish a theory of the project organization that could lead to improved project execution performance. by Nicholas A. McKenna. S.M. 176 p. 8165468 bytes 8187631 bytes application/pdf application/pdf eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 System Design and Management Program. Executing major projects through Contractors Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="cba5fc54-8638-42db-a297-e9a4e9b0b30f"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Executing major projects through Contractors</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2005</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>McKenna, Nicholas A. (Nicholas Alan)</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>System Design and Management Program.</Keyword> <Abstract>Project based organizational structures are utilized in many industries. The firms engaged in these significant endeavors, project sponsor and contractor alike, risk both capital and reputation in the market-place with each new project. Delivering projects effectively provides all the firms involved with desirable financial outcomes and market advantage. This thesis sets out to identify and understand the mechanisms established by the contracting structure that in part determine the outcome of the project. It is suggested that the nature of the relationship between project sponsor and contractor shapes the outcome of the project to a significant extent. Complex and challenging projects are made more so by the adversarial relationships that frequently exist between the sponsor and contractor(s). This thesis unpacks the underlying mechanisms that determine that relationship and begins to establish a theory of the project organization that could lead to improved project execution performance.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>