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The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European Donors

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  • Dufková Gabriela

    (University of Economics in Prague, Faculty of International Relations, Department of World Economy, náměstí Winstona Churchila 1938/4, 130 67 Praha 3 – Žižkov, Czech Republic)

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As the success rate of international development projects might be still below expectations, several studies have explored whether and how the use of project management (PM) tools might improve internal and external project performance. This article looks specifically at four selected Central and Eastern European countries and evaluates a newly collected data set. Based on a survey, the study examines the adoption of PM tools among project managers in the region. Furthermore, with the use of cluster analysis, it suggests that the tools are adopted progressively in four stages that differ culturally from other international studies. Last but not least, using structural equation modelling, the research indicates that among the surveyed project managers, the use of stage 1 tools might directly contribute to the improvement of internal project results and that these internal results might then have a positive impact also on the external project performance.

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  • Dufková Gabriela, 2023. "The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European Donors," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 23(4), pages 251-276, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:reoecp:v:23:y:2023:i:4:p:251-276:n:4
    DOI: 10.2478/revecp-2023-0010
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    1. Rabia Bashir & Aymen Sajjad & Shahid Bashir & Khawaja Fawad Latif & Saman Attiq, 2021. "Project Managers’ Competencies in International Development Projects: A Delphi Study," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(4), pages 21582440211, November.
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    Keywords

    international development; project management tools; project performance; Central and Eastern European donors; cluster analysis; structural equation modelling;
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    JEL classification:

    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis
    • F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid
    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration

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