Managing and Working in Project Society
Institutional Challenges of Temporary Organizations

A selection of leading authorities on project organizing explore the effects, opportunities and challenges of a project society.

Rolf A. Lundin (Author), Niklas Arvidsson (Author), Tim Brady (Author), Eskil Ekstedt (Author), Christophe Midler (Author), Jörg Sydow (Author)

9781107434462, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 April 2017

288 pages, 9 b/w illus.
23 x 15 x 1.6 cm, 0.43 kg

'This is one of the best books about project management that I have read in years. It's also one of the most important … this book belongs on the bookshelf of every leader in the project management profession worldwide, everyone researching some aspect of project management, every student of project management, every executive of a project-based organization, and every practicing project management professional who plans to stay in the field.' David L. Pells, Project Management World Journal

In this book, leading authorities on project organizing explore the growing deployment of projects and other types of temporary organizations, with a focus on the challenges created by projectification. The way projects are coordinated and handled influences the success of innovation and change within organizations and is critical for strategic development in our societies, yet it is often at odds with the institutions of traditional industrial society. Drawing on both theoretical perspectives and real-world cases, this book sheds light on the transformation toward a project society and explores the effects, opportunities, and conflicts it has created. As change continues, the authors make a case for renewing institutions and mind-sets and provide a foundation from which to discuss societal changes for the future. This is an invaluable book for researchers and students in project management and organizational theory programs, as well as professionals involved in the management of projects.

Preface: contents in a nutshell
Acknowledgements
1. Project organizing and industrial organization - transformation dilemmas
2. Projectification trends and organizational archetypes
3. Managing in Project Society
4. Work and employment regimes in Project Society
5. Institutions and projectification
6. Trends and theory implications
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Project management [KJMP]