Temporary Organizations
Prevalence, Logic and Effectiveness
Published on 30. September 2009
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-84844-085-2 (ISBN)
Description
This important and timely book provides a systematic treatment of temporary organizations - an increasingly prevalent organizational form in which organizations work together on a joint task - for example, a movie production, a rescue operation, development of a new product - for an ex ante limited period of time. Demonstrating that temporary organizations are increasingly common, the book provides insights on how they differ from the classical organization and contributes to our understanding of what makes temporary organizations effective. Contributions by reputed organization scholars focus on the impact that this limited duration has on the way that temporary organizations structure their activities, organize work, use resources and achieve outcomes. Moreover, the tenability of various organizational concepts and theories for temporary contexts is examined and some unique phenomena inherent to temporariness are explored.
Researchers interested in organizational design and project management scholars will warmly welcome this book, as will graduate students in organization studies, management studies, public policy studies, leisure studies, public administration and students of project management.
Researchers interested in organizational design and project management scholars will warmly welcome this book, as will graduate students in organization studies, management studies, public policy studies, leisure studies, public administration and students of project management.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84844-085-2 (9781848440852)
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Persons
Edited by Patrick Kenis, Tilburg School of Economics and Management, Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan, Research Fellow, Tilburg University, the Netherlands and Bart Cambre, Professor of Business Research Methods, Antwerp Management School and University of Antwerp, Belgium
Content
Contents:
Foreword
Joerg Sydow
Preface
Introduction: Temporary Organizations - A Challenge and Opportunity for our Thinking About Organizations
Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan, Bart Cambre and Patrick Kenis
PART I: MAKING THE CASE
1. The Prevalence and Characteristics of Interorganizational Temporary Collaborations of Dutch Small and Medium-sized Firms (SMEs)
Leon A.G. Oerlemans, Jan M.P. de Kok and Jeroen P.J. de Jong
2. Research on Temporary Organizations: The State of the Art and Distinct Approaches Toward 'Temporariness'
Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan, Rene M. Bakker and Patrick Kenis
3. Applying Organization Theory to Temporary Organizations
Patrick Kenis, Bart Cambre, Gerardus J.M. Lucas, Leon A.G. Oerlemans
PART II: CONCEPTUAL INSIGHTS INTO TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS
4. Time Matters: The Impact of 'Temporariness' on the Functioning and Performance of Organizations
Rene M. Bakker and Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan
5. The Atemporality of Temporary Organizations: Implications for Goal Attainment and Legitimacy
Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan, Patrick Kenis and Patrick A.M. Vermeulen
6. Proximity in Temporary Organizations
Joris Knoben and Tobias Goessling
7. Structure in Temporary Organizations
Joerg Raab, Joseph Soeters, Paul C. van Fenema and Erik J. de Waard
8. The Resource Dilemma of Temporary Organizations: A Dynamic Perspective on Temporal Embeddedness and Resource Discretion
Rene M. Bakker, Bart Cambre and Keith G. Provan
9. Turning a Negative into a Positive: How Innovation Management Moderates the Negative Impact of TO Complexity on the Effectiveness of Innovative Interorganizational Temporary Collaborations
Leon A.G.Oerlemans and Marius T.H. Meeus
10. Conclusion: Toward an Integrated View of Temporary Organizations: Future Research Agenda and Managerial Implications
Patrick Kenis, Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan and Bart Cambre
Index
Foreword
Joerg Sydow
Preface
Introduction: Temporary Organizations - A Challenge and Opportunity for our Thinking About Organizations
Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan, Bart Cambre and Patrick Kenis
PART I: MAKING THE CASE
1. The Prevalence and Characteristics of Interorganizational Temporary Collaborations of Dutch Small and Medium-sized Firms (SMEs)
Leon A.G. Oerlemans, Jan M.P. de Kok and Jeroen P.J. de Jong
2. Research on Temporary Organizations: The State of the Art and Distinct Approaches Toward 'Temporariness'
Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan, Rene M. Bakker and Patrick Kenis
3. Applying Organization Theory to Temporary Organizations
Patrick Kenis, Bart Cambre, Gerardus J.M. Lucas, Leon A.G. Oerlemans
PART II: CONCEPTUAL INSIGHTS INTO TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS
4. Time Matters: The Impact of 'Temporariness' on the Functioning and Performance of Organizations
Rene M. Bakker and Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan
5. The Atemporality of Temporary Organizations: Implications for Goal Attainment and Legitimacy
Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan, Patrick Kenis and Patrick A.M. Vermeulen
6. Proximity in Temporary Organizations
Joris Knoben and Tobias Goessling
7. Structure in Temporary Organizations
Joerg Raab, Joseph Soeters, Paul C. van Fenema and Erik J. de Waard
8. The Resource Dilemma of Temporary Organizations: A Dynamic Perspective on Temporal Embeddedness and Resource Discretion
Rene M. Bakker, Bart Cambre and Keith G. Provan
9. Turning a Negative into a Positive: How Innovation Management Moderates the Negative Impact of TO Complexity on the Effectiveness of Innovative Interorganizational Temporary Collaborations
Leon A.G.Oerlemans and Marius T.H. Meeus
10. Conclusion: Toward an Integrated View of Temporary Organizations: Future Research Agenda and Managerial Implications
Patrick Kenis, Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan and Bart Cambre
Index