Sustainable Project Management Practices For Organizational Resilience In A Global Business Environment In South East, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated Sustainable Project Management Practices for Organizational Resilience in a Global Business Environment in South East, Nigeria. Based on the objectives, three research questions guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population comprised 243 project managers controlling businesses in South East, Nigeria. A sample of 100 project managers was drawn using simple random sampling technique representing 41.2% of the population. This included 60 male project managers and 40 female project managers. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire titled: ‘Sustainable Project Management Practices for Organizational Resilience Questionnaire (SPMPORQ)’ designed by the researchers.  The instrument had two sections, Section A & B. Section A comprised demographic information such as Business Type and Gender. Section B comprised questionnaire items designed in three (3) clusters. The instrument was validated by three specialists in University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Chrombac Alpha method on ten project managers not used in this study. The internal consistency of the instrument yielded a reliability index of 0.89. Mean and standard deviation scores were used to answer the research questions. The findings revealed among others that, the sustainable project management practices needed to overcome organizational resilience in a global business environment include: intellectual property (IP) management, lifecycle resource management, leadership technology translation, integrating environmental, social and economic (ESG) risk management practice, maintaining a dynamic stakeholder engagement, possessing digital transformation agility, developing strategic thinking for business negotiation, acquiring a continuous learning culture, being creative in the development of business  ideas, building trust in risk-taking, and maintaining good communication network. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, business managers should adopt better strategies to overcome the challenges inhibiting the sustainability of project management for organizational building of a global business environment.