Description
Book SynopsisThis 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.
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Jörg Sydow Preface Introduction: Temporary Organizations – A Challenge and Opportunity for our Thinking About Organizations Martyna Janowicz-Panjaitan, Bart Cambré 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, René M. Bakker and Patrick Kenis 3. Applying Organization Theory to Temporary Organizations Patrick Kenis, Bart Cambré, 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 René 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 Gössling 7. Structure in Temporary Organizations Jörg 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 René M. Bakker, Bart Cambré 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 Cambré Index
