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Abdenour, J I (2021) A cost estimation model for improving the budget estimates of industrial plant construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Adoko, M T (2016) Developing a cost overrun predictive model for complex systems development projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Alves, L F (2006) Stochastic approach to risk assessment of project finance structures under public private partnerships, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Boyer, E J (2012) Building capacity for cross-sector collaboration: How transportation agencies develop skills and systems to manage public-private partnerships, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Cho, S (2000) Sequential estimation and decision-making in project management: A Bayesian way and heuristic approaches, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Farmer, C M (2018) Constructing program management offices for major defense acquisition programs: Factors to consider, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Griffin, M G (2008) The lived experience of first line managers during planned organizational change: A phenomenological study of one firm in the residential construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: flexibility; organizational change; residential; psychology; sociology; meta-analysis; phenomenological study; interview
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  • URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/304639564
  • Abstract:
    Studies show that a majority of change efforts are not successful. In a meta-analysis of large organizations it was found that fewer than 40% of change efforts produced positive change. In addition, estimates suggest that 70 to 90 percent of organizational change strategies are never successfully implemented. An important link in the implementation of change is the position held by the first line manager given that these managers generate structural coupling between executive management, middle management and the functional staff of an organization. The purpose of this study was to examine the experience of first line managers during planned organizational change. The first line managers who participated in this research were employed by a small residential construction firm. This study utilized a phenomenological approach through semi-structured interviews to gain an understanding of the first line managers' lived experiences. The theoretical framework of this study included processes that represent four disciplines in relationship to how individuals respond to change: psychology, sociology, anthropology and biology. The results of this study showed that first line managers experience the phenomenon of change as a result of multiple and simultaneous social, psychological, and affective forces. In addition, it was found that during periods of change, role components of first line managers require high flexibility. The study concludes by offering implications for future research, theory and practice.

Innocent, M J F, Jr. (2018) Predicting military construction project time outcomes using data analytics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Kim, E (2000) A study on the effective implementation of earned value management methodology, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Lounsbury, C R (1983) From craft to industry: The building process in North Carolina in the nineteenth century, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Ngamthampunpol, D (2008) An assessment of safety management in the Thai construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Park, J (2015) Essays on the delivery of public infrastructure projects: Empirical analyses on transportation projects in Florida, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Schulte, W D, Jr. (1999) The effect of international corporate strategies and information and communication technologies on competitive advantage and firm performance: An exploratory study of the international engineering, procurement and construction (IEPC) industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Shamma, E M (1988) A dynamic model for the growth of construction firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Taku, A M (2021) Predicting modular efficiency in oil and gas capital projects using multi-criteria decision analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.

Zhou, G (2021) Machine learning-based cost predictive model for better operating expenditure estimations of U.S. light rail transit projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.