From systematicness to complexity: Fundamental thinking of mega-project management

Zhaohan SHENG; Han LIN

doi:10.15302/J-FEM-2018001

PDF(54 KB)

Front. Eng ›› 2018, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (1) : 125-127. DOI: 10.15302/J-FEM-2018001

COMMENTS

From systematicness to complexity: Fundamental thinking of mega-project management

Zhaohan SHENG¹ ,
Han LIN²

Author information +

History +

Cite this article

EndNote

Ris (Procite)

Bibtex

Download citation ▾

Zhaohan SHENG, Han LIN. From systematicness to complexity: Fundamental thinking of mega-project management. Front. Eng, 2018, 5(1): 125‒127 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2018001

References

Publishing order | Descend order by publishing year | Descend order by cited within

[1]	Bakhshi J, Ireland V, Gorod A (2016). Clarifying the project complexity construct: Past, present and future. International Journal of Project Management, 34(7): 1199–1213 CrossRef Google scholar

[2]	Battiston S, Farmer J D, Flache A, Garlaschelli D, Haldane A G, Heesterbeek H, Hommes C, Jaeger C, May R, Scheffer M (2016). Complexity theory and financial regulation. Science, 351(6275): 818–819 CrossRef Pubmed Google scholar

[3]	Davies A, Mackenzie I (2014). Project complexity and systems integration: Constructing the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games. International Journal of Project Management, 32(5): 773–790 CrossRef Google scholar

[4]	Flyvbjerg B (2017). The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management. New York: Oxford University Press

[5]	Kiridena S, Sense A (2016). Profiling project complexity: Insights from complexity science and project management literature. Project Management Journal, 47(6): 56–74

[6]	Lin H, Zeng S, Ma H (2016). China: Water scheme acts as ecological buffer. Nature, 529(7586): 283 CrossRef Pubmed Google scholar

[7]	Lin H, Zeng S X, Ge S L, Chen Y T (2017). Can the bullet train speed up climate change mitigation in China? Frontiers of Engineering Management, 4(1): 104–105 CrossRef Google scholar

[8]	Liu J, Mooney H, Hull V, Davis S J, Gaskell J, Hertel T, Lubchenco J, Seto K C, Gleick P, Kremen C, Li S (2015). Systems integration for global sustainability. Science, 347(6225): 1258832 CrossRef Pubmed Google scholar

[9]	Mihm J, Loch C, Huchzermeier A (2003). Problem-solving oscillations in complex engineering projects. Management Science, 49(6): 733–750 CrossRef Google scholar

[10]	Niemeier D, Gombachika H, Richards-Kortum R (2014). How to transform the practice of engineering to meet global health needs. Science, 345(6202): 1287–1290 CrossRef Pubmed Google scholar

[11]	Ottino J M (2004). Engineering complex systems. Nature, 427(6973): 399 CrossRef Pubmed Google scholar

[12]	Philbin S P (2015). Applying an integrated systems perspective to the management of engineering projects. Frontiers of Engineering Management, 2(1): 19–30 CrossRef Google scholar

[13]	Pikaar I, Sharma K R, Hu S, Gernjak W, Keller J, Yuan Z (2014). Reducing sewer corrosion through integrated urban water management. Science, 345(6198): 812–814 CrossRef Pubmed Google scholar

[14]	Sheng Z H (2018). Fundamental Theories of Mega Infrastructure Construction Management: Theoretical Considerations from Chinese Practices. Berlin: Springer

[15]	Sheng Z H, You Q Z (2007). Meta-synthesis management: Methodology and paradigms—the exploration of engineering management theory in Sutong bridge. Complex Systems and Complexity Science, 4(2): 1–9 (in Chinese)

[16]	Xu T, Sheng Z H, Li J T (2008). Complex engineering management system based on meta-synthesis. Complex Systems and Complexity Science, 5(3): 48–54 (in Chinese)

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

2018 The Author(s) 2018. Published by Higher Education Press. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)