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Studying organizations as temporary

Scandinavian Journal of Management, 2003
Abstract This article reflects upon the methodological pessimism that sometimes plagues students of organizations. In particular pessimism seems to strike us when we try to get to grips with the incessant transformations of organizations—transformations that seem to occur at such great speed. Our immediate reaction to Heraclitus’ statement that: “You
Rolf A. Lundin   +1 more
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Temporary Organizing with Nature: Reconfiguring the Organization-Natural Environment Interplay

Academy of Management Proceedings
While previous studies have emphasized the social and institutional embeddedness of temporary organizing, scant attention has been paid to how temporary organizing takes place within the natural environment. This study explores how organizations engage in temporary organizing to reconfigure their relationship with the natural environment.
Feddersen, Jonathan   +3 more
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Temporary Organizing and Institutional Change

Organization Studies, 2016
The relationship between the temporary and the permanent is a central issue in studies of temporary organizing. Recent research highlights that projects, as key forms of temporary organizations, both constitute and are constituted by their wider institutional contexts.
Granqvist, Nina, Tukiainen, Sampo
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Groupthink in temporary organizations

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2010
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of groupthink in temporary organizations. Only anecdotally has the literature touched upon how the temporary organization's structure may foster groupthink. Studies of faulty group processes are imperative since temporary organizations are becoming more common.Design/methodology ...
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