Open this publication in new window or tab >>2017 (English)In: Managing Knowledge Integration Across Boundaries / [ed] Fredrik Tell, Christian Berggren, Stefano Brusoni, Andrew Van de Ven, New York: Oxford University Press, 2017, p. 206-226Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
This chapter addresses individual project competence as a key element in the process of knowledge integration in research and development projects. It argues for an individual and contextual turn in knowledge integration research based on two observations: that individuals play an increasingly important role in knowledge integration processes, and that knowledge integration processes change with new kinds of project contexts. Hence, it argues for a more fine-grained analysis of different kinds of project contexts. More particularly, requirements on individual project competence (for knowledge integration in traditional and agile projects respectively) are elicited. It is suggested that in a traditional project context, liminality competence, planning competence and a focus on swift socialization are needed, along with T-shaped skills. In an agile project context, on the other hand, flexibility competence, managerial competence and a focus on building long-term relations, together with M-shaped skills, are required.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
New York: Oxford University Press, 2017
Keywords
individual project competence, knowledge integration, traditional project, agile project, T-shaped skills, M-shaped skills
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-138119 (URN)10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198785972.003.0013 (DOI)978-0-19-878597-2 (ISBN)
Funder
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
2017-06-092017-06-092018-09-28Bibliographically approved