Vittal Anantatmula

Professor Western Carolina University

  • Cullowhee NC

Vittal Anantatmula’s current research is focused on project management teams, integrating knowledge management and project management.

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Biography

Vittal Anantatmula is a professor of Project Management in the College of Business, Western Carolina University. Anantatmula’s current research is focused on project management teams, integrating knowledge management and project management, knowledge management effectiveness, project management performance, project success and leadership.

Industry Expertise

Writing and Editing
Management Consulting
Education/Learning
Research

Areas of Expertise

Global Projects
Project Management Performance
Project Management
Agile Project Management
Project Success

Accomplishments

University Scholar Award

2017

WCU

Excellence in Research Award

2012

College of Business, WCU

Graduate Faculty Teaching Award

2011

College of Business, WCU

Education

George Washington University

D.Sc.

Engineering Management

2003

George Washington University

M.S.

Engineering Management

Management Development Institute (MDI) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIM)

M.B.A.

Project Management

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Affiliations

  • AACE
  • PMI
  • ASEI
  • Problems and Perspectives in Management : Editorial Board Member
  • Journal of Global Economics, Management, and Business Research : Editorial Board Member

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Telugu

Media Appearances

Lower Real Estate Tax Rate Sought By Some Fairfax County Homeowners

Patch  online

2022-04-13

Vittal Anantatmula, who has lived in Fairfax County since immigrating to the U.S. 30 years ago, said he chose living in the county due to quality education, affordability and low crime. However, he believes those factors have worsened over time.

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Project Manager Tips for Dealing with Conflict in Project Teams

Dice Insights  online

2018-06-20

Not all conflict is bad, however. Technical or issue-focused conflicts can lead to collaborative, outside-the-box solutions if handled properly, noted Dr. Vittal Anantatmula PMP, a former project manager (PM) and professor for the College of Business at Western Carolina University.

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Event Appearances

Vital Signs of a Healthy Project Management Environment

International Total Cost Management Conference  Bangkok, Thailand

2014-11-11

An analysis of the process in deriving further benefits of the AHP Model

International Symposium of the Analytic Hierarchy Process  Washington D.C.

2014-06-28

Vital Signs of a Healthy Project Management Environment

AACE 2014 Annual Meeting  New Orleans, LA

2014-06-15

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Articles

Managing Quality in Aviation Projects

Engineering Management Journal

2021

From aircraft manufacturing, product customization, aircraft maintenance, and aircraft launch and recovery, project management is threaded through all aspects of aviation. Given the supreme importance of quality to every aircraft manufacturer, airline, and passenger, it would be expected that quality management, within the context of project management, would be a construct that is clearly defined.

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Linking Complexity Leadership Functions to Entrepreneurial Orientation: Evidence from Telecommunication Sector

Journal of Business And Entrepreneurship

2021

Entrepreneurial orientation has not been much studied in conjunction with leadership to assess the organizational dynamics. This study aims to identify the interaction between complexity leadership functions and investigating their relationship with entrepreneurial orientation—this research study used survey questionnaire methods to collect cross-sectional quantitative data.

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Psychological Safety Effects on Knowledge Sharing in Project Teams

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

2021

This article investigates the impact of abusive supervision in causing the loss of psychological safety, which in turn impacts knowledge-sharing among project team members. Moderation and moderated mediation of psychological capital (PsyCap) in the direct and indirect relationship between abusive supervision and knowledge sharing is also tested.

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