The aim of the following article is to show that there is an existing link between the nature of innovation and the organizational structure of the project team in charge of its development. With the help of three empirical classifications based on a sample of 54 projects stemming from six...

The European Union has a very rich experience in the field of research, innovation and knowledge transfer. In order to take advantage of this experience, the economic policies in this field should be able to efficiently use the national experience. This objective can be also reached by the best...

Purpose – This paper explores the spatial and material context of a creative production project. Taking the music recording project as an empirical setting, it explores the creation of a pop song and reveals the highly situated character of its management and organization. Making a creative...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which user liaison behavior and outcome control influence the process performance of information technology (IT) projects and how the IT experience, behavior observability, and outcome measurability of user liaisons affect...

Team management strategy will become an increasingly important concern for organizations as they change to or increase the number of teams in their structures. The role of the team leader – as the medium through which teams are managed – needs to be integrated into and become a major aspect...

Many companies are restructuring key business processes to break down barriers between departments. Underlying these efforts is the belief that value is created through horizontal work flows ‐ flows which cut across traditional vertically organized functions and end at some point of contact...

Dallas‐based Texas Instruments has formed centres of excellence, to train people to meet the company’s future needs and help to place employees where they are needed most. Explores how the system works.

Every year, new development projects are recommended to be undertaken by various divisional management to corporate management in different multi‐divisional companies. The corporate managements in such companies face a challenging task of understanding and approving these projects. Moreover,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and validate executive sponsor behaviors necessary for successful project implementation during project planning. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of 145 executives and managers interested in project management was conducted. Data were...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents and implications of aligning the organizational values embedded in a systems development approach (e.g. agile) with the organizational values of project team members. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative case study...