Governance for Safety in Inter-Organisational Project Networks

Nadezhda Gotcheva, Kirsi Aaltonen, Jaakko Kujala

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    Abstract

    This chapter advances the understanding of what constitutes governance for safety in the context of inter-organisational project networks, comprising multiple autonomous organisations and which interests need to be aligned in order to achieve a joint system-level goal. It focuses on project network governance elements to coordinate, adapt and safeguard work between autonomous project actors. The chapter describes the key elements associated with governance in safety-critical inter-organisational project networks. Goal setting seeks to create shared performance goals for the project that are properly understood by all project actors. Rewarding refers to aligning actors’ goals with project goals by means of incentives. Monitoring seeks to ensure that all actors behave as expected, thereby enabling the use of performance-based incentives. Coordination is required to align the behaviour of each actor so that they can effectively work together. Capability building ensures that project actors have adequate abilities and potential to meet performance expectations.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSafety Science Research
    Subtitle of host publicationEvolution, Challenges and New Directions
    EditorsJean-Christophe Le Coze
    PublisherCRC Press
    Chapter3
    Pages39-55
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-3511-9023-7
    ISBN (Print)978-0-8153-9268-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Aug 2019
    MoE publication typeB2 Part of a book or another research book

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