Taking Stock of Temporary Organizational Forms: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

This paper brings together the research on temporary organizational forms. Despite a recent surge in publications on this topic, there have been few attempts to integrate knowledge on what we know of such temporary forms of organization. In order to correct this, an integrative framework is proposed...

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Published in:International journal of management reviews : IJMR Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 466 - 486
Main Author: Bakker, René M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2010
Blackwell Publ
Subjects:
Knowledge management
Organisationsstruktur
Organization theory
Studies
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ISSN:1460-8545, 1468-2370
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Summary:This paper brings together the research on temporary organizational forms. Despite a recent surge in publications on this topic, there have been few attempts to integrate knowledge on what we know of such temporary forms of organization. In order to correct this, an integrative framework is proposed around four central themes: time, team, task and context. Within each of these themes, the paper offers an overview of the literature, the gaps in what we know, and what future directions might be taken by scholars hoping to contribute to this important and rapidly growing field.
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The author wishes to thank Leon Oerlemans, Patrick Kenis, Keith Provan, Michael O'Leary, Candy Jones, Gordon Müller‐Seitz, Denise Korssen‐van Raaij, Martyna Janowicz, the participants of subtheme 44 on ‘Temporary and Project‐based Organization’ at the 24th EGOS Colloquium (Amsterdam, 2008), those at the Mini‐Conference Organization Studies (Tilburg, 2009), those at the paper session ‘Organizational Design’ at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (Chicago, 2009), and those present at the Temporary Organization Group Meeting at Tilburg University (Tilburg, 2010) as well as two anonymous reviewers for the valuable comments and suggestions provided during various stages of this research. The usual disclaimers apply.
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ISSN:1460-8545
1468-2370
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2370.2010.00281.x