<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the Engineering Project Organization Society (EPOS) has addressed the issue of megaprojects at their annual conferences organized from 2006 to 2016. The literature analysis used in this paper is a form of content analysis. It focuses on the usage of a particular term in scientific papers. In this case, the key term is “megaprojects” or “mega-projects”. Papers in which this term appears are selected for further analysis. The findings show that the main keyword “megaproject” or “mega-project” appears 22 times in the identified papers. It appears in 10 titles and nine abstracts. Most important for this literature analysis, it appears in seven lists of keywords. Literature analysis proceeded by analyzing the associated keywords in the seven papers in which the main keyword “megaproject” or “mega-projects” can be found in the listed keywords. The analysis shows that the main associated keywords are “governance”, “complexity”, and “trust”. This research provides a view of the collective understanding of megaprojects within the EPOS community and helps to shape further research in this field. In addition, the results of this research can be seen as a step forward for scholars and practitioners to discuss and develop a new theoretical framework for better understanding of megaproject governance.</p></abstract>

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the Engineering Project Organization Society (EPOS) has addressed the issue of megaprojects at their annual conferences organized from 2006 to 2016. The literature analysis used in this paper is a form of content analysis. It focuses on the usage of a particular term in scientific papers. In this case, the key term is “megaprojects” or “mega-projects”. Papers in which this term appears are selected for further analysis. The findings show that the main keyword “megaproject” or “mega-project” appears 22 times in the identified papers. It appears in 10 titles and nine abstracts. Most important for this literature analysis, it appears in seven lists of keywords. Literature analysis proceeded by analyzing the associated keywords in the seven papers in which the main keyword “megaproject” or “mega-projects” can be found in the listed keywords. The analysis shows that the main associated keywords are “governance”, “complexity”, and “trust”. This research provides a view of the collective understanding of megaprojects within the EPOS community and helps to shape further research in this field. In addition, the results of this research can be seen as a step forward for scholars and practitioners to discuss and develop a new theoretical framework for better understanding of megaproject governance.

The Engineering Project Organization Society and megaprojects: literature analysis using keywords

Department of Construction Management and Economics, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the Engineering Project Organization Society (EPOS) has addressed the issue of megaprojects at their annual...

The Engineering Project Organization Society and megaprojects: literature analysis using keywords

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Mar 28, 2019

Page range: 1968 - 1974

Received: May 09, 2018

Accepted: Dec 06, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2018-0015

Keywords
megaproject, governance, complexity, trust, Engineering Project Organization Society (EPOS)

© 2019 Anita Ceric et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Engineering Project Organization Society and megaprojects: literature analysis using keywords

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Mar 28, 2019

Page range: 1968 - 1974

Received: May 09, 2018

Accepted: Dec 06, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2018-0015

Keywordsmegaproject, governance, complexity, trust, Engineering Project Organization Society (EPOS)

© 2019 Anita Ceric et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
megaproject, governance, complexity, trust, Engineering Project Organization Society (EPOS)