Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of formal training in project‐based companies. Design/methodology/approach – First the discussion deals with the concepts of learning, the learning environment, and the motivation to learn in a way in which special focus is...

Purpose – In order that knowledge distribution in companies can be efficient and effective, it should take place without boundaries. However, this is not often the reality. People tend to build up their own boundaries, often creating overly technical terminology so that others cannot...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how the systems integrator type project‐based companies integrate knowledge of different sub‐systems. Design/methodology/approach – Initially, essential theoretical information is presented by reviewing the concept of systemic view. After...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore what the role of individuals' observations is in the implementation of technically complex projects. Design/methodology/approach – Initially essential theoretical information is presented, by reviewing the concepts of systemic view and...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to explore the potential of autopoiesis theory to open up new ways to understand knowledge production in business organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Initially essential theoretical information is presented, by reviewing the concept of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe project‐based companies' knowledge production and memory development with the help of autopoietic epistemology. Design/methodology/approach – The discussion first defines the concept of a project‐based company. Then the discussion deals...

This article introduces a model with the help of which the management of businesses can evaluate what kind of a role tacit knowledge plays in their organizations. At the beginning of the article basic elements from which an individual’s competence is derived are described. After that the...

Purpose – According to the traditional “stable‐process” problem, the project‐based company's memory and project implementation cannot interact. They remain conceptually distinctly different entities, the differences stemming from epistemologically different theoretical projects....