Oerlemans, Leon A.G.Pretorius, Tinus2014-05-292014-05-292014Oerlemans, L & Pretorius, T 2014, 'Linking project-based production and project management temporary systems in multiple contexts : an introduction to the special edition', South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1-6.1015-8812 (print)2222-3436 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/39929As organisations in more and more industries look for flexible ways of production in the wake of rapidly changing market environments, project-based organising is becoming anincreasingly important mode of organisation (Eisenhardt & Tabrizi, 1995). Whereas projectbased organisation was traditionally mainly the domain of industries such as film making (Sorenson & Waguespack, 2006), theatre (Goodman& Goodman, 1976), and construction (Gann & Salter, 2000), a project-based mode of operation has recently pervaded many other sectors in the economy, including software development, advertising, biotechnology, consulting, emergency response, fashion, television and complex products and systems (Grabher, 2004; Hobday, 2000).en© 2013. The Authors. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence (Juta (since 2004))Project-basedProject managementTemporary systemsOrganisationsMarket environmentsArticle