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This book focuses on the magnitude of effort that has been invested
in macroproject development throughout the Third World from 1970 to
1979. It discusses some important aspects of transnational
collaboration - the success of which is crucial to mastering the
complexity of these projects.
During the 1970s an unprecedented number of large-scale, projects
of various kinds were launched in the Third World. Many
multinational corporations that were experienced in initiating such
projects in industrialized nations encountered unanticipated
difficulties and risks in the new settings. This book assesses the
experiences of multinationals and host nations and offers
guidelines for effectively implementing macroprojects in developing
areas. The author synthesizes data from more than 1600
macroprojects conducted during the 1970s; statistical information
was supplemented by on-site surveys and interviews. She emphasizes
that the successful development of a large-scale project hinges on
the effective coordination of numerous individuals and
groups-owners, project management contractors, indigeneous and
foreign workers, financiers, government ministeries, consumers,
etc. The key to success, she concludes, lies in anticipating and
managing for sociocultural discontinuities and in setting up an
adequate audit of organizational effectiveness. The guidelines
resulting from her analysis are intended to assist multinational
corporations and their host counterparts in understanding the new
arrangements and approaches needed to successfully manage the
macroprojects of the future.
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