Advanced Introduction to Megaprojects

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'Successful megaprojects are a rare species. But here's a book about exactly this. The Elgar Advanced Introduction to Megaprojects is a must read for anyone interested in megaprojects. We all need to learn from the successes in the field.' -- Bent Flyvbjerg, University of Oxford, UK 'The Elgar Advanced Introduction to Megaprojects takes a unique and fresh perspective on managing mega projects successfully. In the long run what counts is the investment success and the value provided to stakeholders. A must read for decision makers, professionals and researchers.' -- Martina Huemann, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria 'This highly interesting book, written by two renowned authors, tells the reader how to govern large and megaprojects by carefully balancing stability and flexibility in project planning and execution. Using complementary governance approaches, like principal-agent and principal-steward, along with their implementation mechanisms like contracts and decision-making styles, the authors provide for an in-depth understanding of the dynamics in megaprojects and the situational contingency of different governance approaches. A "must read" for everyone interested in megaprojects!' -- Ralf Mueller, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway 'A thought-provoking postmodernist view of megaprojects questioning how they have been evaluated in the past. The authors ask two important questions - do they create social value to stakeholders? How do we manage them from that perspective? A valuable addition to the range of megaproject books by prominent scholars in project management, valuable for both research and practice.' -- Shankar Sankaran, University of Technology Sydney, Australia 'The future challenges for societies can only be solved with megaprojects. Their professional governance will decide if we are able to cope with these issues. But megaprojects are significantly more complex than regular projects. This new book on megaprojects is based on a promising post-modernist approach asking for new competencies for successful megaproject leaders.' -- Yvonne Schoper, HTW University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany 'Megaprojects generate significant value for social and economic development. This book will make you rethink megaproject management from a postmodernist perspective.' -- Qian Shi, Tongji University, Shanghai, China- 'Megaprojects are vital for delivering net zero; we need to manage them much better. This book shows one way how.' -- Graham Winch, Alliance Manchester Business School, UK