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Zanfelicce, R. L., & Rabechini, R. (2021). The influence of risk management on the project portfolio success – proposal of a risk intensity matrix. Gestão & Produção, 28(2).
Zheng, J., Wu, G., Xie, H., & Li, H. (2019). Leadership, organisational culture, and innovative behavior in construction projects: The perspective of behavior-value congruence. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 12(4), 888–918.
Zhenjing, G., Chupradit, S., Ku, K. Y., Nassani, A. A., & Haffar, M. (2022). Impact of employees’ workplace environment on employees’ performance: A multi-mediation model. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 890400.
Alexandrova, M. (2017). Project portfolio management processes: survey evidence from Bulgarian project-oriented organizations. Годишник на УНСС, 1(1), 73–85.
Alexandrova, M. (2020). Impact of organisational culture on project portfolio management. Conference paper, Hradec Economic Days, pp. 11–18. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.36689/uhk/hed/2020-01-001
Alsabbagh, M., & Khalil, A. H. A. (2017). The impact of organisational culture on organisational learning (an empirical study on the education sector in Damascus City). International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(4), 579–600.
Azadi, A., Farsani, M. E., Rizi, R. M., & Aroufzad, S. (2013). Relationship between organisational culture and organisational learning among employees in physical education organisations. European Journal of Sports and Exercise Science, 2(1), 12–16.
Barney, J. (1991). Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage. Journal of Management, 17(1), 99–120.
Barney, J. B., & Wright, P. M. (1998). On becoming a strategic partner: The role of human resources in gaining competitive advantage. Human Resource Management, 37(1), 31–46.
Belassi, W., Kondra, A. Z., & Tukel, O. I. (2007). New product development projects: The effects of organisational culture. Project Management Journal, 38(4), 12–24.
Blichfeldt, B. S., & Eskerod, P. (2008). Project portfolio management–There’s more to it than what management enacts. International Journal of Project Management, 26(4), 357–365.
Bucăţa, G., & Rizescu, A. M. (2017). The role of communication in enhancing work effectiveness of an organisation. Land Forces Academy Review, 22(1), 49–57.
Cameron, K. S. (1988). The conceptual foundation of organisational culture. Working paper no. 544, University of Michigan. School of Business Administration. Division of Research. Retrieved from: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/35462
Cameron, K. S., & Quinn, R. E. (2006). Diagnosing and changing organisational culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework. Rev. edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
Crowther, D., & Lancaster, G. (2012). Research methods: A concise introduction to research in management and business consultancy. 2nd edition. Boston, MA: Routledge.
Elonen, S. and Artto, K. (2003). Problems in managing internal development projects in multi-project environments. International Journal of Project Management, 21(6), 395–402.
El Khatib, M., Kherbash, A., Al Qassimi, A., & Al Mheiri, K. (2022). How can collaborative work and collaborative systems drive operational excellence in project management? Journal of Service Science and Management, 15(3), 297–307.
Genç, K. Y. (2013). Culture as a strategic resource for organisations and an assessment on cultures of Turkish large firms. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 75, 525–531.
Hasan, H. (2023). Effect of organisational culture on organisational learning, employee engagement, and employee performance: Study of banking employees in Indonesia. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 21(3), 471–482.
Henrie, M., & Sousa-Poza, A. (2005). Project management: A cultural literary review. Project Management Journal, 36(2), 5–14.
Hofstede, G. (2016). Culture’s consequences: Comparing values, behaviors, institutions, and organisations across nations. Collegiate Aviation Review, 34(2), 108.
Judge, T. A., & Robbins, S. P. (2017). Essentials of organizational behavior. Pearson Education (us).
Katane, J., & Dube, S. (2017). The influence of organisational culture and project management maturity in virtual project teams. 2nd International Conference on the Internet, Cyber-security and Information Systems (ICICIS 2017), Johannesburg, South Africa. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/10210/255704
Kerzner, H. (2002). Strategic planning for project management using a project management maturity model. John Wiley & Sons.
Kester, L., Griffin, A., Hultink, E. J., & Lauche, K. (2011). Exploring portfolio decision‐making processes*. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 28(5), 641–661.
Koh, A., & Crawford, L. (2012). Portfolio management: the Australian experience. Project Management Journal, 43(6), 33–42.
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2011). Project management the managerial process (No. 5). Mc Graw Hill.
Martin, J., & Siehl, C. (1983). Organisational culture and counterculture: An uneasy symbiosis. Organisational Dynamics, 12(2), 52–64.
Mathew, J. (2007). The relationship of organisational culture with productivity and quality: A study of Indian software organisations. Employee Relations, 29(6), 677–695.
Micán, C., Fernandes, G., & Araújo, M. M. T. d. (2022). Disclosing the tacit links between risk and success in organisational development project portfolios. Sustainability, 14(9), 5235.
Morrison, J. M., Brown, C. J., & Smit, E. V. D. M. (2008). The impact of organisational culture on project management in matrix organisations. South African Journal of Business Management, 39(4), 27–36.
Muneer, M., Khan, N., Awais Hussain, M., Shuai, Z., Khan, A. A., Farooq, R., ... & Tariq, M. A. U. R. (2022). A quantitative study of the impact of organisational culture, communication management, and clarity in project scope on constructions’ project success with moderating role of project manager’s competencies to enhance constructions management practices. Buildings, 12(11), 18–56.
Nguyen, L. H., & Watanabe, T. (2017). The impact of project organisational culture on the performance of construction projects. Sustainability, 9(5), 781.
Ojiako, U., Petro, Y., Marshall, A., & Williams, T. (2021). The impact of project portfolio management practices on the relationship between organisational ambidexterity and project performance success. Production Planning & Control, 34(3), 260–274.
Palmer, M. (2002). How an effective project culture can help to achieve business success: establishing a project culture in Kimberly‐Clark Europe. Industrial and Commercial Training, 34(3), 101–105.
Patanakul, P., & Milosevic, D. (2009). The effectiveness in managing a group of multiple projects: Factors of influence and measurement criteria. International Journal of Project Management, 27(3), 216–233.
Pennypacker, J., & Cabanis-Brewin, J. (2003). Why corporate leaders should make project portfolio management a priority. Center for Business Practices.
Petit, Y. (2012). Project portfolios in dynamic environments: Organizing for uncertainty. International Journal of Project Management, 30(5), 539–553.
Pinto, J. K. (2000). Understanding the role of politics in successful project management. International Journal of Project Management, 18(2), 85–91.
Piwowar-Sulej, K. (2020). Types of organisational culture in the context of project management methodologies. Proceedings of the Education Excellence and Innovation Management: A, 2025.
Piwowar-Sulej, K. (2021). Organisational culture and project management methodology: research in the financial industry. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 14(6), 1270–1289.
Sashkin, M., & Rosenbach, W.E. (1996), Organisational culture assessment questionnaire. Unpublished manuscript, Washington, DC: The George Washington University.
Schein, E. H. (1990). Organisational culture. American Psychologist, 45(2), 109–119.
Schein, E. H. (1992). Organisational Culture and Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Senge, P. M. (2002). The leader’s new work. A Jossey-Bass Reader, 765.
Sevilla, C. G., Ochave, J. A., Punsalan, T. G., Regala, B. A., & Uriarte, G. G. (1992). Research methods. Manila, Philippines: Rex Book Store.
Shrestha, N. (2020). Detecting multicollinearity in regression analysis. American Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 8(2), 39–42.
Suda, L. V. (2007). The meaning and importance of culture for project success. In: PMI® Global Congress.
Tijhuis, W. (2011). Developments in construction culture research: overview of activities of CIB W112’culture in construction’. Journal of Quantity Surveying & Construction Business, 1(2), 66–76.
Turner, R.J. (1993), The handbook of project-based management: Improving the processes for achieving strategic objectives. London: McGraw-Hill.
Turner, P. (2020). Critical values for the Durbin-Watson test in large samples. Applied Economics Letters, 27(18), 1495–1499.
Zanfelicce, R. L., & Rabechini, R. (2021). The influence of risk management on the project portfolio success – proposal of a risk intensity matrix. Gestão & Produção, 28(2).
Zheng, J., Wu, G., Xie, H., & Li, H. (2019). Leadership, organisational culture, and innovative behavior in construction projects: The perspective of behavior-value congruence. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 12(4), 888–918.
Zhenjing, G., Chupradit, S., Ku, K. Y., Nassani, A. A., & Haffar, M. (2022). Impact of employees’ workplace environment on employees’ performance: A multi-mediation model. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 890400.