3. PM research trend analysis
We thought that it was important to use the broadest definition of ‘‘project management” to incorporate papers related to project management research from top manage-ment and business journals. We used the definition given by the PMBOK® Guide [11] as a starting point. However, we broadened that definition because scholars, practitio¬ners, and academic and professional societies have different definitions and interpretations of the subject ‘‘project man¬agement” and it was necessary to take into consideration their viewpoint adequately. For example, in discussing pro¬ject management, behavioral scientists may think of the matrix organization or emotional intelligence, operational researchers may think of network analysis, queuing theory, or optimal plant design, and strategy scholars may think of strategic alliances among different organizations during project execution. We think that adopting the broadest def¬inition of project management would be essential to better understand and analyze project management research interest to the allied disciplines.