Never-ending cycles of collaborative contracting initiatives – dynamics of legitimacy in a public client organization

• Public infrastructure clients are seen as key change agents but often struggle to implement and institutionalize new contracting models in their projects. To understand the difficulties to achieve such long-term learning, a longitudinal case study followed an initiative to implement collaborative contracting in a large public client. Findings showed that the lack of systematic learning could be explained by a project-based organizing in combination with the specific characteristics of public sector organizations. Based on research on legitimacy in public project-based contexts, we conclude that effort to restore legitimacy at the organizational level may interfere with long term capacity building. 

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

project-based organizations

legitimacy

public clients

infrastructure

Företagsekonomi

Business Studies

Fastigheter och byggande

Real Estate and Construction Management

Publikations- och innehållstyp

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