Search for dissertations about: "Project-based organization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words Project-based organization.

2. 1. Organizing project-based operations : The interplay of content, context and social processes

   Author : Maxim Miterev; Mats Engwall; Anna Jerbrant; Joana Geraldi; KTH; []
   Keywords : project-based operations; project-based organization; PBO; contingency; new institutionalism; organization theory; organization design; Industrial Economics and Management; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

   Abstract : Project-based organizations (PBOs) are becoming increasingly widespread and important for the modern economy and society. Thus, they attact significant scholarly attention to their distinctive features. The unit of analysis employed by the majority of the studies is the project-based organization as a whole. READ MORE

4. 2. Project-based E-procurement : towards strategic purchasing in the Swedish construction industry

   Author : Johan Ouchterlony; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : E-procurement; construction industry; strategic purchasing; project based; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse the use of E-procurement and the development towards Strategic Purchasing in the Swedish Construction Industry.The rationale behind this study is to bring out the potential for large decentralized finns, such as large construction companies, to exercise strategic purchasing which I have chosen to define as a more centralized approach to the purchasing function in order to enhance all relative benefits for large organizations. READ MORE

5. 3. Towards systematic improvement work in project-based organizations : An efficiency and effectiveness perspective

   Author : Erik Sundqvist; Diana Chronéer; Fredrik Backlund; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Project Management; Project-based organization; Efficiency; Effectiveness; Improvement; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology Management;

   Abstract : Project-based organizations (PBOs) have adopted projects as a primary tool for carrying out most of their operations. By doing so, the PBO operates mainly on two organizational levels, the project level and the organizational level. READ MORE

6. 4. Knowledge processes and capabilities in project-based organizations

   Author : Sofia Pemsel; Byggproduktion; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; PBO; project; knowledge process; capabilities; end-user; real estate sector; PMO; knowledge governance; bridging boundaries; critical realism;

   Abstract : The beauty of projects lies in their ability to integrate different knowledge bases and expertise in novel ways. Projects, though, are temporary in nature and this has consequences for the organization that uses them as a business strategy to improve its efficiency. READ MORE

7. 5. Exploring a project-based organization through the eyes of continuous improvement and learning

   Author : Erik Sundqvist; Mattias Jacobsson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology Management;

   Abstract : The concepts of continuous improvement (CI) and learning are advocated in project management (PM) literature and standards, as suitable concepts to adopt when managing projects. CI can be described as philosophy in which all members of an organization work together to achieve sustained and incremental improvements. READ MORE