When project-based management causes distress at work

Alain Asquin (), Gilles Garel and Thierry Picq ()
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Alain Asquin: MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon
Gilles Garel: IRG - Institut de Recherche en Gestion - UPEM - Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée - UPEC UP12 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12
Thierry Picq: EM - EMLyon Business School

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Abstract: The aim of this paper is to explore the collateral effects of project-based management. Our purpose is not to deny the value of projects to corporate performance but to encourage companies to pay greater attention to the collateral effects this form of management causes for both individuals and groups. To this end, an exploratory research exercise was devised as a means of gathering evidence from interviews conducted outside the workplace but in a sufficiently rigorous manner to guarantee its authenticity. Three categories of risks were identified, together with nine main pathologies. These results reveal the need for a more detailed study in order to encourage the human resources function (HRF) to engage with the issues raised.

Keywords: Project; Human Resources Management; Pressure; Pathologies; Commitment; Risks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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Published in International Journal of Project Management, 2010, 28 (2), pp.166-172

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