Thirty years of temporary organizations research: A field reconnecting with its soul

IF 2 4区管理学 Q3 MANAGEMENT

Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.scaman.2025.101425

Joana Geraldi, Mattias Jacobsson, Sofia Pemsel

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Abstract

This Special Issue marks the 30th anniversary of the influential 1995 Special Issue on Temporary Organizations in the Scandinavian Journal of Management, which redefined projects as time-bound, and action-based organizations. That issue initiated a "soul-searching" journey, sparking a vibrant academic field. Today, the field offers nuanced insights into temporary organizing, gaining broader recognition in management and organization studies. This anniversary prompts renewed soul-searching: Do the original ideas still resonate? How should the field evolve amid contemporary challenges? What responsibilities do scholars bear? We reflect on creating and nurturing the soul of an academic field, and suggest future paths for soulful and responsible scholarship in temporary organizations.

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三十年的临时组织研究：一个与灵魂重新连接的领域

本期特刊标志着1995年颇具影响力的《斯堪的纳维亚管理杂志》临时组织特刊30周年，该特刊将项目重新定义为有时限的、基于行动的组织。这个问题引发了一场“自我反省”之旅，引发了一个充满活力的学术领域。今天，这个领域为临时组织提供了细致入微的见解，在管理和组织研究中获得了更广泛的认可。周年纪念促使人们重新反省：最初的想法还能引起共鸣吗？在当代的挑战中，该领域应该如何发展？学者承担什么责任？我们对创造和培养一个学术领域的灵魂进行了反思，并提出了在临时组织中培养有灵魂和负责任的学术的未来道路。

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Scandinavian Journal of Management MANAGEMENT-

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4.00

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： The Scandinavian Journal of Management (SJM) provides an international forum for innovative and carefully crafted research on different aspects of management. We promote dialogue and new thinking around theory and practice, based on conceptual creativity, reasoned reflexivity and contextual awareness. We have a passion for empirical inquiry. We promote constructive dialogue among researchers as well as between researchers and practitioners. We encourage new approaches to the study of management and we aim to foster new thinking around management theory and practice. We publish original empirical and theoretical material, which contributes to understanding management in private and public organizations. Full-length articles and book reviews form the core of the journal, but focused discussion-type texts (around 3.000-5.000 words), empirically or theoretically oriented, can also be considered for publication. The Scandinavian Journal of Management is open to different research approaches in terms of methodology and epistemology. We are open to different fields of management application, but narrow technical discussions relevant only to specific sub-fields will not be given priority.