The Influence of Organisational Culture on Project Portfolio Management Practices in Healthcare
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Kakumanu, Oswin Newton
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Master of Applied Management
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Southern Institute of Technology
Date
2024
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Fields, Alison
Rehman, Naveed
Rehman, Naveed
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Masters Dissertation
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Organisational culture;
Project portfolio management practices
Portfolio management
Healthcare
Project portfolio management practices
Portfolio management
Healthcare
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This study aims to measure the effect of organisational culture on the effectiveness of project portfolio management (PPM) practices. Organisational culture dictates practices, processes, values, guidelines, and rules that facilitate individuals in performing their routine tasks. Organisational culture influences employee behaviour and their way of working by providing a conducive work environment. Thus, managers are able to delegate better while ensuring a balanced workload, collaborative team efforts, and prudent resource allocation to achieve desired project portfolio deliverables. The study was performed on a sample of 35 individuals working in a data and digital unit of a healthcare organisation in New Zealand. Convenience sampling was used to gather data. Responses were collected through email surveys, and regression analysis was performed in IBM SPSS Statistics to test the research hypothesis. Results highlight that a supportive organisational culture has a significant tendency to encourage managers to effectively execute project portfolio management practices. Analysis also shows that other dimensions of organisational culture—managing change, achieving goals, coordinator team, customer orientation, and cultural strength—have a positive effect on the effectiveness of PPM practices. This study facilitates directors, strategists, and managers in taking steps to form a culture that ensures effective execution of PPM practices to achieve better results. There is a need to generalize the findings of this study by conducting it in different countries and industries. Future researchers could perform this study using larger samples and varying research methodologies.
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