| Author: | Dahlgren, J. Söderlund, J. |
| Title: | Managing inter-firm industrial projects - on pacing and matching hierarchies |
| Journal: | International Business Review
2001 : JUN, VOL. 10:3, p. 305-322 |
| Index terms: | Project management Project planning Co-operation Clients Contracts |
| Freeterms: | Client-contractor relationships |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework useful for understanding and analyzing the management and organization of the execution phase of inter-firm industrial projects. On the basis of an exploratory case study of a project within the ABB, the authors develop two concepts. One is pacing, and the other one matching hierarchies. The suggested concepts are linked to each other in the sense that a configuration with matching hierarchies provides the arena for solving pacing problems, while, on the other hand, the pacing process provides the mechanism for linking hierarchies. |
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