Organizational Performance: Integration of the Value, Rarity, Imitability and Organization Framework in Project Management
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https://doi.org/10.51341/1984-3925_2017v20n2a5Keywords:
Strategy, Strategic Management, Organizational Performance, Resource-based view, Project ManagementAbstract
Organizational performance is often associated with competitive advantage. In strategy studie saimed at expanding communication on a global vision of organizations and their initiatives, strategic project management stands out, whichis related to the mechanisms and set of management decisions that determine long term organizational performance. This study verify how the Resource-based view adds value to organizational initiatives seeking to achieve organizational performance through projects. The study considers strategic management practiced by the project managers o asto present a conceptual framework with four propositions that demonstrate the integration of the Value, Rarity, Imitability and Organization framework with project management and its relations to organizational performance.
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