Human resource allocation management in multiple projects using sociometric techniques

Ballesteros-Pérez, P., González-Cruz, M. C. and Fernández-Diego, M. (2012) Human resource allocation management in multiple projects using sociometric techniques. International Journal of Project Management, 30 (8). pp. 901-913. ISSN 0263-7863 doi: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.02.005

Abstract/Summary

This article describes a new application of key psychological concepts in the area of Sociometry for the selection of workers within organizations in which projects are developed. The project manager can use a new procedure to determine which individuals should be chosen from a given pool of resources and how to combine them into one or several simultaneous groups/projects in order to assure the highest possible overall work efficiency from the standpoint of social interaction. The optimization process was carried out by means of matrix calculations performed using a computer or even manually, and based on a number of new ratios generated ad-hoc and composed on the basis of indices frequently used in Sociometry.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/51058
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.02.005
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	No Reading authors. Back catalogue items Science > School of the Built Environment
Publisher	Elsevier
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