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Aaron Shenhar

Possible Open Research Questions

  • Value creation though projects

  • Linking project management to business strategy

  • The competitive advantage of projects

  • Innovation and project management coming together

  • From risk management to challenge management

  • Strategic project leadership

  • Leading knowledge workers in technology-based organizations

  • The technological base of the company

List of Ph.D. Students

1.      Joe Llano: University Entrepreneurship Environments.” (In Progress).

2.      Joca Stefanovitc: “Strategic Extent in Project Management.” 2008.

3.      Michael Poli:  "Strategic Focus in Project Management". 2006.

4.      Brian Sauser: “Project Management at NASA.” 2004.

5.      Tim Phelan: "The Power of Effectiveness in Project Management". 2004.

6.      Alan Maltz:  "Defining and Measuring Organizational Success". 2000.

7.      Dov Dvir:  "On the Effectiveness of Strategic Business Units in the Israeli High-Tech Industry," Tel Aviv University, 1992. 


 

Publications with Students and Alumni

1.  Aaron J. Shenhar and Dov Dvir, “Project Management Research: The Challenge and Opportunity,” Project Management Journal, June 2007.

2.  “Project Strategy – The Missing Link” by Aaron J. Shenhar, Dov Dvir, William Guth, Thomas Lechler, Dragan Milosevic, Peerasit Panatakul, Michael Poli, Joca Stefanovic, in Linking Projects to Business Strategy, Project Management Institute, Newton Square, PA, 2007.

3.  “Project Success – A Multidimensional Strategic Concept” by Aaron J. Shenhar, Dov Dvir, Ofer Levy, and Alan Maltz, in Linking Projects to Business Strategy, Project Management Institute, Newton Square, PA, 2007.

4.  “Does Strategic Alignment Contribute to Business Success” by Joca Stefanovic and Aaron J. Shenhar, in Linking Projects to Business Strategy, Project Management Institute, Newton Square, PA, 2007.

5.  “What Makes Great Strategic Projects” by Dov Dvir and Aaron J. Shenhar, in Linking Projects to Business Strategy, Project Management Institute, Newton Square, PA, 2007.

6.  Dov Dvir, Ariye Ben David, Arik Sadeh, and Aaron Shenhar, “Critical managerial factors affecting defense projects success: A comparison between neural network and regression analysis,” Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 19, 5, pp. 535-543, 2006.

7.  Aaron J. Shenhar, Dov Dvir, Dragan Milosevic, Jerry Mulenburg, Peerasit Patanakul, Richard Reilly, Michael Ryan, Andrew Sage, Brian Sauser, Sabin Srivannaboon, Joca Stefanovic, and Hans Thamhain, “Toward a NASA-Specific Project Management Framework,” Engineering Management Journal, 17, 4, pp. 8-16, 2005.

8.  Dov Dvir, Stan Lipovetsky, Aaron Shenhar, and Asher Tishler, “What is really important for project success?  - A refined, multivariate, comprehensive analysis,” International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 4, 4, pp. 382-404, 2004.

9.  “Project Management Evolution: Past History and Future Research Directions,” by Aaron Shenhar and Dov Dvir, In Slevin, D.P., Cleland, D.I. and Pinto, J.K., Eds.Innovations: Project management research 2004, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute, 2004.

10.  “How Projects Differ and What to do About it,” by Aaron Shenhar and Dov Dvir, in P. W. G. Morris and J. A. Pinto (Editors) The Resource Book on the Management of Projects, John Wiley, 2004.

11.  Alan Maltz, Aaron J. Shenhar, and Richard Reilly,"Beyond the Balanced Scorecard: Refining the Search for Organizational Success Measures", Long Range Planning, 36, 2, pp. 185-201, 2003

12.  Dov Dvir, Aaron Shenhar, and Shlomo Alkaher, “From A Single Discipline Product to a Multidisciplinary System: Adapting the Right Style to the Right Project”, System Engineering, 6, 3, pp. 123-134, 2003.

13.  Dov Dvir, Tsvi. Raz, and Aaron Shenhar, “An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Project Planning and Project Success,” International Journal of Project Management, 21, pp. 89-95, 2003.

14.  Zadok Hougui, Aaron Shenhar, Dov Dvir, and Asher Tishler, “Defense Conversion in Small Companies: Risk, Activities, and Success Assessment”, Journal of Technology Transfer, 27, 3, pp. 245-261, June 2002.

15.  Aaron J. Shenhar, Dov Dvir, Ofer Levy, and Alan Maltz, “Project Success – A Multidimensional, Strategic Concept”, Long Range Planning, 34, pp. 699-725, 2001.

16.  Dov Dvir, Arik Sadeh, and Aaron Shenhar, “The Role of Contract Type in the Success of R&D Defense Projects Under Increasing Uncertainty,” Project Management Journal, 31, 3, pp. 14-22, 2000.

17.  Scott Fricke, and Aaron Shenhar, “Managing Multiple Projects in a Manufacturing Environment”, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 47, 2, pp. 258-268, 2000.

18.  A New Framework for Strategic Project Management”, by Aaron Shenhar, Michael Poli, and Thomas Lechler, in T. Khalil (Ed) Management of Technology VIII, University of Miami, 2000.

19.  Dov Dvir, Stan Lipovetsky, Aaron Shenhar, and A. Tishler, “In Search of Project Classification: A Non-Universal Approach to Project Success Factors”, Research Policy, 27, pp. 915-935, 1998.

20.  Aaron Shenhar, Zadok Hougui, Dov Dvir, Asher Tishler, and Yair Sharan), “Understanding the Defense Conversion Dilemma”, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 59, pp. 275-289, 1998.

21.  Stan Lipovetsky, Asher Tishler, Dov Dvir, and Aaron Shenhar,"The Relative Importance of Project Success Dimensions", R&D Management, 27, 1, pp. 97-106, 1997.

22.  Aaron Shenhar, Dov Dvir, and Ofer Levy, “Mapping the Dimensions of Project Success”, Project Management  Journal. 28, 2, pp. 5-13, June 1997.

23.  Aaron Shenhar and Dov Dvir, “Toward a Typological Theory of Project Management”, Research Policy, 25, pp. 607-632, 1996.

24.  Asher Tishler, Dov Dvir, Aaron Shenhar, and Stan Lipovetsky, “Identifying Critical Success Factors in Defense Development Projects: A Multivariate Analysis”, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 51, 2, pp. 151-171, 1996.

25.  “Long and Short Term Success Dimensions in Technology-Based Organizations”, by Aaron Shenhar and Dvir Dvir, in G. H. Gaynor (Ed) Handbook of Technology Management, McGraw Hill, pp. 32.1-32.15, 1996.

26.  Aaron Shenhar, Dov Dvir, and Yechiel Shulman, "A Two Dimensional Taxonomy of Products and Innovations," Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 12, pp. 175-200, 1995.

27.  Dov Dvir, Eli Segev, and Aaron Shenhar, "Technology's Varying Impact on the Success of Strategic Business Units Within the Miles and Snow Typology," Strategic Management Journal.  14, pp. 155-162, 1993.

28.  Dov Dvir and Aaron Shenhar, “Measuring the Success of Technology-Based Strategic Business Units," Engineering Management Journal,  4, 4, pp. 33-38, 1992.

29.  "Technological Progress and the Success of Strategic Business Units in High-Tech Industries", by Dov Dvir and Aaron Shenhar, in T. M. Khalil and B. A. Bayarktar (Eds) Management of Technology  III, Institute of Industrial Engineers, pp. 263-270, 1992.

30.  Dov Dvir and Aaron Shenhar, "Success Factors of High-Tech SBUs: Towards a Conceptual Model Based on the Israeli Electronics and Computers Industry," Journal of Product Innovation Management, 7, 4, pp. 288-296, l990.

31.  Aaron Shenhar and Dov Dvir, "Compound Bayes Predictors for Sequences with Apparent Markov Structure," IEEE  Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 7, 6, pp. 421-424, 1977.