Centralized or Decentralized? Communication Network and Collective Effectiveness of PBOs—A Task Urgency Perspective
In the construction industry, there are a large number of project-based organizations (PBOs), where the efficiency of communication and collaboration among organizational members greatly impacts the success of projects. For PBOs employing both centralized and decentralized communication networks, it...
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| description | In the construction industry, there are a large number of project-based organizations (PBOs), where the efficiency of communication and collaboration among organizational members greatly impacts the success of projects. For PBOs employing both centralized and decentralized communication networks, it is worth delving into the question of under what circumstances which type of network will yield better results. Based on the IMO model and organizational learning theory, this paper conducts a grouped communication experiment involving 598 engineering management personnel to explore the differences in collective effectiveness of varying communication networks from the perspective of task urgency. Beyond task performance assessments, we have included organizational member perception to form evaluation criteria for collective effectiveness. Our research results show that under conditions of weak task urgency, decentralized networks yield higher collective effectiveness. Conversely, under conditions of strong task urgency, centralized networks demonstrate superior collective effectiveness. Furthermore, this study also verifies the mediating role of knowledge sharing behavior when task urgency is strong. This research provides significant managerial insights for the establishment of appropriate communication networks for PBOs in the construction industry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51a46ff3da9042e794f9a092eace9f262024-02-23T15:10:17ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092024-02-0114244810.3390/buildings14020448Centralized or Decentralized? Communication Network and Collective Effectiveness of PBOs—A Task Urgency PerspectiveXue Ding0Wenxin Shen1Shiai Wang2School of Financial Technology, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, Shanghai 201209, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaSchool of Financial Technology, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, Shanghai 201209, ChinaIn the construction industry, there are a large number of project-based organizations (PBOs), where the efficiency of communication and collaboration among organizational members greatly impacts the success of projects. For PBOs employing both centralized and decentralized communication networks, it is worth delving into the question of under what circumstances which type of network will yield better results. Based on the IMO model and organizational learning theory, this paper conducts a grouped communication experiment involving 598 engineering management personnel to explore the differences in collective effectiveness of varying communication networks from the perspective of task urgency. Beyond task performance assessments, we have included organizational member perception to form evaluation criteria for collective effectiveness. Our research results show that under conditions of weak task urgency, decentralized networks yield higher collective effectiveness. Conversely, under conditions of strong task urgency, centralized networks demonstrate superior collective effectiveness. Furthermore, this study also verifies the mediating role of knowledge sharing behavior when task urgency is strong. This research provides significant managerial insights for the establishment of appropriate communication networks for PBOs in the construction industry.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/2/448project-based organizations (PBOs)communication networkSNA (social network analysis)task urgencyknowledge sharingcollective effectiveness |
| spellingShingle | Xue Ding Wenxin Shen Shiai Wang Centralized or Decentralized? Communication Network and Collective Effectiveness of PBOs—A Task Urgency Perspective Buildings project-based organizations (PBOs) communication network SNA (social network analysis) task urgency knowledge sharing collective effectiveness |
| title | Centralized or Decentralized? Communication Network and Collective Effectiveness of PBOs—A Task Urgency Perspective |
| title_full | Centralized or Decentralized? Communication Network and Collective Effectiveness of PBOs—A Task Urgency Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Centralized or Decentralized? Communication Network and Collective Effectiveness of PBOs—A Task Urgency Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Centralized or Decentralized? Communication Network and Collective Effectiveness of PBOs—A Task Urgency Perspective |
| title_short | Centralized or Decentralized? Communication Network and Collective Effectiveness of PBOs—A Task Urgency Perspective |
| title_sort | centralized or decentralized communication network and collective effectiveness of pbos a task urgency perspective |
| topic | project-based organizations (PBOs) communication network SNA (social network analysis) task urgency knowledge sharing collective effectiveness |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/2/448 |
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