The Gloomy side of projects: when working on a project jeopardizes individuals and groups

Alain Asquin (), Gilles Garel and Thierry Picq ()
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Alain Asquin: Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon
Gilles Garel: UPE - Université Paris-Est
Thierry Picq: EM - EMLyon Business School

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Abstract: In writings on management, projects represent the myth of fortune smiling… Invest in your job! Find self-fulfillment through involvement in the project! But does a project not also destroy meaning, destabilize personnel and convey the germs of new pathologies? In companies, projects are machines for making requirements and judging people. No doubt, there is a gloomy side to projects, as shown by this analysis of verbatim accounts from participants in projects and a review of the scant managerial writings on this topic. For working conditions to worsen in direct proportion to an increase in the stimulation to outdo oneself through involvement in a company project, something must have gone awry in the realm of human resources — at the very heart of capitalism.

Date: 2010-06-01
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Published in Gérer et Comprendre. Annales des Mines, 2010, N° 100 (2), 25-36 p. ⟨10.3917/geco.100.0025⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/geco.100.0025

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