PurposeThe purpose of this conceptual paper is to describe and explain how organisations use internal projects to implement organisation-level strategy objectives.Design/methodology/approachTheory development with an emphasis on explaining key constructs and their mutual relationships. The theoretical contribution is represented in a diagram along with a detailed verbal account.FindingsThe paper develops a dynamic, cross-level framework to illustrate the organisational processes and outcomes that determine project-based strategy implementation within a single organisation. The interplay between the base organisation and the project, and benefits realisation were singled out as key future research areas. The proposed framework engages with central discourses in the fields of project management, strategic management, innovation studies, knowledge management and organisation studies.Research limitations/implicationsOnly the contours of an organisation-level theory of strategically motivated internal projects are outlined. Future research must elaborate on the complexities, the non-linear relationships and the boundary conditions that follow from the proposed framework.Practical implicationsManagers are alerted to the strategic role of internal projects, how these projects help connect strategy and performance and what the accompanying organisational processes and outcomes look like.Originality/valueThe paper constitutes an early conceptual treatment of strategy-driven internal projects as a distinct project category, thus addressing a major knowledge gap in project studies. Organisational project-management theory is extended with suggestions for future research.

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作为战略工具的内部项目：组织层面的观点和研究议程

目的这篇概念性论文的目的是描述和解释组织如何使用内部项目来实现组织层面的战略目标。设计/方法/方法理论发展，重点是解释关键结构及其相互关系。理论贡献与详细的口头说明一起在图表中表示。发现该论文开发了一个动态的跨级别框架，以说明确定单个组织内基于项目的战略实施的组织过程和结果。基础组织与项目之间的相互作用以及收益实现被列为未来的重点研究领域。拟议的框架涉及项目管理、战略管理、创新研究、知识管理和组织研究。研究局限性/影响仅概述了具有战略动机的内部项目的组织层面理论的轮廓。未来的研究必须详细说明所提议框架的复杂性、非线性关系和边界条件。实际意义提醒管理者注意内部项目的战略作用，这些项目如何帮助将战略和绩效联系起来，以及伴随的组织流程是什么结果看起来像。原创性/价值本文将战略驱动的内部项目作为一个独特的项目类别进行了早期概念处理，从而解决了项目研究中的主要知识差距。对组织项目管理理论进行了扩展，并对未来的研究提出了建议。