Chair of Organization and Corporate Development

KGP – Knowledge and Governance in Projects

This research project is concerned with temporary forms of organization in various industries, such as mechanical and plant engineering and the construction industry. The focus is on mechanisms that, on the one hand, ensure the governance of temporary organizations and, on the other hand, support learning within and between these organizations. In addition to contractual and formal forms of governance, social forms of governance in particular, such as trust and shared norms, will be investigated.

This project is in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Mark Ebers, University of Cologne.


Example publications from the research area:

  • Ebers, M.; Maurer, I. (2016). To continue or not to continue? Drivers of recurrent partnering in temporary organizations. Organization Studies, 37(12): 1861-1895.
  • Ebers, M.; Maurer, I. (2014): Connections count: How relational embeddedness and relational empowerment foster absorptive capacity. Research Policy, 43, 318-332.
  • Maurer, I.; Bartsch, V.; Ebers, M. (2011): The value of intra-organizational social capital: How it fosters knowledge transfer, innovation performance, and growth. Organization Studies, 32(2): 157-185.



Logo MiurA subproject receives a grant from the Fund for Investments in Base Research (FIRB) of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR).