Title: Self-managed teams - a literature review of a project organisation

Authors: Simon Krause; Hana Stojanová; Viktoria Joy Behrens; Johannes Engelbert Hangl

Addresses: Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University Brno, Zemědělská 1665/1, Brno, 61300, Czech Republic ' Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University Brno, Zemědělská 1665/1, Brno, 61300, Czech Republic ' Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University Brno, Zemědělská 1665/1, Brno, 61300, Czech Republic ' Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University Brno, Zemědělská 1665/1, Brno, 61300, Czech Republic

Abstract: This article has examined the concept of self-managed teams. It explores the research question, 'Is the concept of self-managed teams a fundamental organisational approach or just a limited management method? ' A state of research on the topic of self-managed teams has been defined. According to Mayring, a qualitative content analysis method was used to analyse the literature and interpret the results. Furthermore, the influencing factors that make up the concept of self-managed teams have been analysed and shown how they develop and interact with each other. We show that the concept of self-managed teams claims to be perceived as a comprehensive organisational approach rather than a limited management method. We discuss the possibilities of empirically supporting our findings through future research.

Keywords: self-managed teams; project organisation; influencing factors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPOM.2024.140408

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 2024 Vol.16 No.3, pp.292 - 308

Received: 11 Jan 2023
Accepted: 20 May 2023

Published online: 07 Aug 2024 *

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