... with the demands of its chaotic nature. The paper's conclusions indicate that the traditional command‐and‐control management style is counter‐productive in today's organizations. Research limitations/implications Key implications include the need for project managers and their teams to be politically astute...

... Management styles Self‐managing teams Team building In any team sport there are always occasions when the lower league underdogs cause a major upset by beating the premier division side of superstars. Almost invariably we recognize that it is the superior teamwork of the winners that made...