"In this book, leading authorities on project organizing explore the growing deployment of projects and other types of temporary organizations in business, 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 towards 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 mindsets 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"-- Provided by publisher. "There is an ongoing and strong projectification of business and working life. This movement goes beyond traditional project organized sectors like construction, consultancy, media and entertainment. Project thinking is spreading to most parts of society including industrial enterprises, governmental organizations, educational institutions and volunteer groups. Not only do people relate to projects and to project organizing in their working lives, but they even speak and think of their daily activities in project terms. When faced with an institutional context shaped and embedded by an earlier, now by and large foregone Industrial Society, a shift towards Project Society can lead to frustration and problems may appear as a result of this imbalance"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.