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 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 – 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....

This conceptual paper investigates the process of knowledge transfer in project-based organizations from the perspective of organizational culture. The paper identifies obstacles to knowledge transfer in project-based organizations and emphasizes the importance of organizational and project...