Temporary organizations : prevalence, logic and effectiveness

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Title:

Author:

Kenis, Patrick.

ISBN:

9781848440852

Publication Information:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2009.

Physical Description:

xv, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Introduction. Temporary organizations - a challenge and opportunity for our thinking about organizations -- 1. The prevalence and characteristics of interorganizational temporary collaborations of Dutch small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) -- 2. Research on temporary organizations : the state of the art and distinct approaches toward 'temporariness' -- 3. Applying organization theory to temporary organizations -- 4. Time matters : the impact of 'temporariness' on the functioning and performance of organizations -- 5. The atemporality of temporary organizations : implications for goal attainment and legitimacy -- 6. Proximity in temporary organizations -- 7. Structure in temporary organizations -- 8. The resource dilemma of temporary organizations : a dynamic perspective on temporal embeddedness and resource discretion -- 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 -- 10. Conclusion : toward an integrated view of temporary organizations : future research agenda and managerial implications.

Abstract:

"This 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 project - for an ex ante limited period of time. 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."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Business enterprises.

Associations, institutions, etc.

Added Author:

Kenis, Patrick.

Janowicz, Martyna.

Cambré, Bart.

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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.