Indeed, project-based companies tend to be not only strongly decentralized,
but also quite loosely coupled (Orton and Weick, 1990). This
also applies to the knowledge dimension. Relevant pieces of knowledge
are distributed (Tsoukas, 1996) into a multitude of local settings and a
great amount of knowledge resides in individual members. Governance
in such a context must take into account the organization’s fundamental dependence on its knowledgeable individuals, and its potential weaknesses
in dealing with issues of company integration and development