Reviews
"... synthesiz[es] a broad constellation of research streams and industry studies to offer readers an invaluable, comprehensive overview of how project-based organizing is transforming work and society." Elizabeth Long Lingo, Organization Studies, Advance praise: 'Project Society: a utopia or a dystopia? The authors of this book avoid such extremes, which, though attracting attention, do little to prepare people for actual changes in their working lives. Well-balanced, well-documented and rich in insights, this text analyzes systematically and creatively one of the central phenomena of our times. It should be read by practitioners and theoreticians alike; by students and professors. The transformation has already started.' Barbara Czarniawska, Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Professor of Management Studies, Gothenburg Research Institute, University of Gothenburg, "Project Society: a utopia or a dystopia? The authors of this book avoid such extremes, which, though attracting attention, do little to prepare people for actual changes in their working lives. Well-balanced, well-documented and rich in insights, this text analyzes systematically and creatively one of the central phenomena of our times. It should be read by practitioners and theoreticians alike; by students and professors. The transformation has already started." Barbara Czarniawska, Torsten and Ragnar Sderberg Professor of Management Studies, Gothenburg Research Institute, University of Gothenburg, "Many authors seem to be interested in telling others how project should be managed. Fewer are telling people how we should understand the challenges associated with the project society. This is focus of this book - to give us a new lens to understand our projects and the society in which we live. A group of international researchers have joined forces to write this book. I thank them for doing so. The book is much needed." Jonas Sderlund, BI Norwegian Business School
Synopsis
In this book, leading authorities on project organizing explore the growing deployment of projects and other types of temporary organizations, 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 toward 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 mind-sets 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., Businesses and public organizations are increasingly challenged by projectification - the movement toward projects and other forms of temporary management and work. Written for researchers, graduate students, and professionals, this book examines the effects, opportunities and complications of a project society, with suggested ways to better handle the change.
