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Lamounier Sampaio, Danielle (2025) An analysis of the contemporary management role in a hybrid working SME project management consultancy in the construction industry. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.
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Abstract
An analysis of the contemporary management role in a hybrid working project management consultancy in the construction industry is explored in this research study. The study aims to establish the suitability of project management within the construction industry for a hybrid work regime, managerial practices that are associated with the change in working structure, the opportunities and challenges associated with a hybrid regime, and the impact on productivity output on project managers working within this regime.
The conducted study offers an overview on the distinct working dynamic brought to light by a hybrid working regime, gathering data to understand the impact of this change in working structure on employees of all levels, and how a the management role is impacted, in a specific project management consultancy within the construction industry.
The methodology chosen for this research is an explanatory qualitative research approach, gathering data by way of semi structured interviews conducted with ten professionals all of different levels working within a specific company in the chosen field.
The data gathered was analysed with the support of the extensive literature review of existing literature and peers’ studies, ultimately guiding a pathway to the core research questions and study objectives. Both the literature and primary research offer some valuable insights and conclusions, adding weight to the argument that hybrid working is a suitable and efficient working regime for project managers within the construction industry at present. Recommendations, based on the findings of this research, are provided with a view to guiding and enhancing other project management firms within the industry when assessing their own hybrid work strategies.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Supervisors: | Name Email Chattopadhyay, Amit UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | hybrid working; project management; SME; construction |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Specific Industries > Construction Industry H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Project management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Small Business Sector |
| Divisions: | School of Business (- 2025) > Master of Science in Management |
| Depositing User: | Ciara O'Brien |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jan 2026 12:12 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2026 12:12 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/9086 |
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