The Olson Circumplex Model ( Olson, 2000 ) conceptualises flexibility, cohesion and communication skills as three central variables that define family interactions. Based on a conceptual clustering of many concepts designed to describe family and couple dynamics, the model “is specifically designed for clinical assessment, treatment planning and research on outcome effectiveness of marital and family therapy” ( Olson, 2000 , p. 144).
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Are Family Businesses a Good Environment for Project Management?: Non-Technological Factors Affecting Project and Knowledge Management Practices Within Family Firms
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9993-7.ch006
Abstract
Relationships between project management, operations management, and organizational strategy are well-known, as well as organizational influences on project. Family businesses work on projects, but their unique nature makes family firms a challenging context for Project Management. This chapter aims to present and discuss the specific dynamics of family business that can impact project management practices. By definition, a project is a complex system, consisting of a set of dozens of interrelated sub-processes. As is known, the percentage of projects that satisfy both technical requirements, budget compliance and which meet the deadlines, is extremely low. This fact forces the researchers to equip themselves with more sophisticated tools to face the complexity of a project, in order to increase its chances of success.