A new doctor is born
Today was one of those days I will remember forever. Today, my second doctoral student successfully defended his thesis. It was an interesting defence, to say the least, as he had Professor Stewart Clegg […]
Author Archives: Mattias Jacobsson
#22 The Construction of the Empire State Building
Once in a while you ask yourself; “I wonder what I did right this time?“. Monday the 24th of October was such a day. On Friday, three days earlier, I […]
Barriers and drivers for a digitally driven industry development
Not the worst news to get on the final day before vacation. Smart Built Environment have today granted us 1,5 MSEK for our project “Barriers and drivers for a digitally […]
Outstanding Reviewer Award
It is great to see that it pays off to take unpaid work seriously! At this years Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence, I was chosen as an Outstanding Reviewer […]
#21 Analyzing the Scandinavian turn and the Rethinking effort
Together with Rolf Lundin and Anders Söderholm, I was during the spring of 2015 invited to submit a manuscript to a forthcoming special issue called “Reflections of 10 years of […]
#20 ‘Impromptu Teams in a Temporary Organization’
Another day with some good news! After several years of hard work and numerous manuscript versions, Markus and I finally got our paper on the Everest 1996 disaster accepted for […]
A new year, a new employer, and new opportunities!
During the fall, I was offered (and accepted) a position as researcher at School of Engineering, Jönköping University, Sweden. Today is consequently the first official day of this new adventure. […]
#19 ‘The Open Secret of Values’
11/11 was a good day! Together with Thomas Biedenbach, I got another paper accepted in PMJ. This time in a special issue on Philosophy of Project Management. The paper is called “The […]
#18 ‘Swedish Sustainability through a Zhang and London Lens’
What a nice beginning of summer! This morning, Lars, Tim and I received the news we have been longing for. Submitted already last spring, we finally got our manuscript entitled “Swedish […]
#17 ‘Families of Temporary Organizations’
To get a manuscript accepted always create a very special feeling inside of me. A feeling of delightful anticipation mixed with trepidation and a feeling of finality. Now it will […]
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