Boundary activities and readiness for ... - Projekti-Instituutti
Boundary activities and readiness for ... - Projekti-Instituutti
Boundary activities and readiness for ... - Projekti-Instituutti
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Results<br />
The analysis further suggests that the different boundary types may be<br />
connected. For example, when peripheral program participants did not<br />
identify with the change program, indicating the existence of an identity<br />
boundary, they did not prioritize program-related work, thus rein<strong>for</strong>cing<br />
the temporal boundary. The fact that the perceived strength of each<br />
boundary type within each case seems to be quite well in line supports this<br />
observation. However, a more detailed analysis of the linkages between<br />
different boundary types is beyond the scope of this study.<br />
As discussed briefly in the previous section, the findings also indicated<br />
that the boundaries were not static but they developed <strong>and</strong> evolved as the<br />
program initiation <strong>and</strong> planning proceeded. Nonetheless, the research<br />
setting does not allow <strong>for</strong> a systematic analysis of the boundary<br />
development over time, <strong>and</strong> a further investigation of the development of<br />
the case programs’ boundaries will not be carried out within the scope of<br />
this study. Next, attention is focused on the boundary <strong>activities</strong> that<br />
concern the program-parent organization boundary.<br />
4.3 <strong>Boundary</strong> <strong>activities</strong> at the program-parent organization<br />
boundary<br />
During the analysis, boundary <strong>activities</strong> were identified <strong>and</strong> a<br />
categorization of boundary <strong>activities</strong> into different types was <strong>for</strong>med. The<br />
process of identifying <strong>and</strong> analyzing the boundary <strong>activities</strong> is described in<br />
detail in the methodology chapter (section 3.5).<br />
4.3.1 Different types of boundary <strong>activities</strong> at the program-parent<br />
organization boundary<br />
The analysis revealed altogether 606 quotations in the interview data that<br />
were interpreted to illustrate boundary activity. These <strong>activities</strong> were<br />
analyzed to represent ten different types of boundary activity. These ten<br />
types of boundary <strong>activities</strong> revealed by the analysis may be further<br />
categorized into four main categories according to their direction in relation<br />
to the program-parent organization boundary. The different types of<br />
boundary <strong>activities</strong> included in each category are illustrated in Figure 12.<br />
Next, each of the ten boundary activity types is characterized <strong>and</strong><br />
illustrative quotes from the interviews are provided to describe the<br />
<strong>activities</strong>. After that, case-specific distributions of boundary <strong>activities</strong> are<br />
presented.<br />
127