Separation or integration

A dilemma when organizing development projects

Författare och institution:

Staffan Johansson (Förvaltningshögskolan); Mikael Löfström (Företagsekonomiska institutionen); Östen Ohlsson (Företagsekonomiska institutionen)

ISBN:

1651-5242

Antal sidor:

Publikationstyp:

Rapport

Förlag:

Göteborg University SPA Working Papers 2005:12

Förlagsort:

Göteborg

Publiceringsår:

2005

Språk:

engelska

Fulltextlänk:

http://www.spa.gu.se/digitalAssets/773759_WP12.pdf

Sammanfattning (abstract):

Projects are often used to organize new and better methods for daily work-routines. Project activities take place parallel with the ongoing regular operations with some degree of disintegration between project and regular operations. Disintegration/integration produces three subsequent problems:

• Creating the distinction between project and regular operations,

• Maintaining the distinction as long as the project goes on and, finally,

• Implementing the results from the project into the regular flow of operations.

Implementation will depend on how the distinction between project and regular operations was defined from the beginning. The conception of project as a special form of organizing will have effects not only on how the projects are run, but also when project results were to be utilized in the regular operation. An empirical study of development projects in the social sector in Sweden has been conducted.

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Nyckelord:

development projects, temporary organization, permanent organization

Ytterligare information:

SPA Working Papers

For a 2007 published version, see GUP 36776

Postens nummer:

61545

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2007-11-09 11:58

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