文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Organic coordination in project design: Complemented or substituted by standardization?

作者：Sun, Ning[1];Li, Yadi[2];Ning, Yan[3]

机构：[1]UCL, Bartlett Sch Sustainable Construct, 1-19 Torrington Pl, London WC1E 7HB, England;[2]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Business, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China;[3]Nanjing Univ, Sch Management & Engn, Nanjing 210093, Peoples R China

年份：2025

卷号：43

期号：6

外文期刊名：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

收录：;EI(收录号：20253018853584);WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:001550677500001)】；

基金：This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China (72271118, 72301103) and Shanghai Pujiang Pro-gramme (23PJC024)

语种：英文

外文关键词：Organic coordination; Standardization; Project design; Interdependence; Uncertainty

摘要：While high levels of uncertainty and interdependence in project design demand organic coordination, the role of standardization remains ambiguous; limited evidence exists on whether it acts as a complement or a substitute, which complicates the effective configuration of coordination mechanisms to address these challenges. This study examines the relationship between standardization and organic coordination in the context of project design. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 311 respondents from 46 firms involved in Chinese building projects. The results show that the level of interdependence is positively related to the use of group meeting and interpersonal communication; the level of uncertainty is positively related to the use of group meeting only. Also, the use of boundary objects moderately reduces the marginal need for group meeting driven by interdependence. In contrast, the adoption of digital information systems increases the demand for both interpersonal communication and group meeting to manage uncertainty. This study contributes to the project management literature by revealing that the complementary or substitutive relationship between organic coordination and standardization is contingent upon the levels of interdependence, uncertainty, and the specific standardization methods applied. It also offers managerial insights for appropriately configuring these coordination mechanisms in project design.