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Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects. (2023)
Journal Article
LAWANI, A., FLIN, R., OJO-ADEDOKUN, R.F. and BENTON, P. 2023. Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects. International journal of project management [online], 41(6), article 102502. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2023.102502

Decision making plays a crucial role in the front end of projects, which is a critical stage for maximising the performance of complex projects. Although it has been suggested that project managers rely more on analytical approaches to decision makin... Read More about Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects..

Effects of millennials willingness to pay on buying behaviour at ethical and socially responsible restaurants: serial mediation analysis. (2023)
Journal Article
OKE, A., MCKENZIE, K., OSOBAJO, O. and LAWANI, A. 2023. Effects of millennials willingness to pay on buying behaviour at ethical and socially responsible restaurants: serial mediation analysis. International journal of hospitality management [online], 113, article 103507. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2023.103507

This study empirically examines millennials' buying behaviour at restaurants undertaking Corporate Social Responsibility activities by testing the effects of willingness to pay on buying behaviour. Using Hayes' serial mediation PROCESS model, the stu... Read More about Effects of millennials willingness to pay on buying behaviour at ethical and socially responsible restaurants: serial mediation analysis..

Providing a roadmap for future research agenda: a bibliometric literature review of sustainability performance reporting (SPR). (2022)
Journal Article
OSOBAJO, O.A., OKE, A., LAWANI, A., OMOTAYO, T.S., NDUBUKA-MCCALLUM, N. and OBI, L. 2022. Providing a roadmap for future research agenda: a bibliometric literature review of sustainability performance reporting (SPR). Sustainability [online], 14(14), article number 8523. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148523

The concept of sustainability reporting is now an essential tool, through which organisations demonstrate accountability to their stakeholders. The increasing market pressure, coupled with the awareness of the consequences of organisations' activitie... Read More about Providing a roadmap for future research agenda: a bibliometric literature review of sustainability performance reporting (SPR)..

Project managers' front-end decision making. (2021)
Conference Proceeding
LAWANI, A., FLIN, R., ADEDOKUN, R. and BENTON, P. 2021. Project managers' front-end decision making. In Proceedings of the 2021 British Academy of Management conference (BAM 2021): recovering from COVID: responsible management and reshaping the economy, 31 August - 3 September 2021, [virtual event]. London: British Academy of Management [online], paper number 493. Available from: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/1821/submission/493

In project management, Front End Loading (FEL) is a core work process before project authorization or sanction. This stage is where the extent of uncertainty is highest and if properly conducted with optimal decision making, it maximises the potentia... Read More about Project managers' front-end decision making..

Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it. (2020)
Journal Article
LAWANI, A. 2021. Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it. Qualitative research journal [online], 21(3), pages 320-333. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-08-2020-0101

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the critical realism (CR) philosophical viewpoint and how it can be applied in qualitative research. CR is a relatively new and viable philosophical paradigm proposed as an alternative to the more pred... Read More about Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it..

Strengthening student engagement: evaluating the role of the digital skills agenda in higher education. (2019)
Presentation / Conference
LAWANI, A., SINGH, A., MCNEIL, A., DURACK, B. and KALUTARAGE, H. 2019. Strengthening student engagement: evaluating the role of the digital skills agenda in higher education. Presented at the 2019 Department for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching and Access (DELTA) learning and teaching conference (LTC 2019): learning without borders, 2 May 2019, Aberdeen, UK.

Digital technology can contribute to all three areas of the TEF: teaching quality; learning environment; and student outcomes (Davies S, Mullan and Feldman 2017). Digital skills are helpful in designing enhanced and effective learning activities (Cop... Read More about Strengthening student engagement: evaluating the role of the digital skills agenda in higher education..

Propositions for utilising emotional intelligence in construction organisations. (2018)
Journal Article
LAWANI, A. and MOORE, D.R. 2021. Propositions for utilising emotional intelligence in construction organisations. International journal of construction management [online], 21(2), pages 153-166. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2018.1512028

The emotional intelligence (EI) concept is prevalent within management literature and is recognized as an important skill for managers in achieving organisational effectiveness. However, scholars report an unwillingness by the construction industry t... Read More about Propositions for utilising emotional intelligence in construction organisations..

Project management practices in government organizations of developing countries: a systematic review. (2016)
Journal Article
LAWANI, A. and MOORE, D. 2016. Project management practices in government organizations of developing countries: a systematic review. The international journal of business and management [online], 4(9), pages 89-98. Available from: http://internationaljournalcorner.com/index.php/theijbm/article/view/127096

Public sector project management is increasingly becoming an important subject matter for both the project management environment as well as the public sector, due to the demands for improvement in accountability and organizational effectiveness in p... Read More about Project management practices in government organizations of developing countries: a systematic review..

An overview of emotional intelligence research in construction project management: methodological concerns. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
LAWANI, A. 2016. An overview of emotional intelligence research in construction project management: methodological concerns. In Chan, P.W. and Neilson, C.J. (eds.) Proceedings of 32nd annual ARCOM (Association of Researchers in Construction Management) conference 2016 (ARCOM 2016), 5-7 September 2016, Manchester, UK. Manchester: ARCOM [online], 2, pages 639-648. Available from: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/19b9891a3cdbd208208fae1aec27cd58.pdf

The aim of this paper is to present an overview of previous studies on Emotional Intelligence (EI) in construction project management. The literature was surveyed to identify and describe the characteristics of previous studies of EI in the construct... Read More about An overview of emotional intelligence research in construction project management: methodological concerns..

A construction project manager's competency profile: the role of emotional-cognitive abilities. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
LAWANI, A. 2014. A construction project manager's competency profile: the role of emotional-cognitive abilities. Presented at the 2014 Project Management Institute research and education conference doctoral colloquium, 26 July 2014, Portland, Oregon, USA.

The importance of stakeholder management has been emphasised in project management literature as it directly impacts project performance. Construction project management consists of a collective term referred to as project participants: client/owner,... Read More about A construction project manager's competency profile: the role of emotional-cognitive abilities..