Examining Governance Mechanisms of Temporary Organizations:The Case of Hackathon Events in Taiwan

• Main Authors: You-Han Hu, 胡幼函
• Other Authors: Liang-Chih Chen 陳良治
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/p28zb5

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 建築與城鄉研究所 === 106 === In this digital era, the exchange of information and knowledge fueled an innovative and ground-breaking horizon comprised of physical and virtual spaces. This research focuses on the innovation activities conducted by different organizations that occur in both physical and virtual spaces, and how their innovation progress and governance mechanisms are influenced by the activities. It targets Hackathon, a sprint-like event in which computer programmers and professionals from different fields collaborate intensively as a project team, so as to solve social issues and industrial technology obstacles. Therefore, this thesis will discuss about the operational patterns and the governance mechanisms of temporary organizations. How these organizations build trust and collaborative relationships in an environment defined by uncertainty and instability in order to create innovation ideas within limited timeframe. When the organizational momentum is based on members’ dependency on each other’s technical knowledge, “trust” becomes a critical factor in strengthening the relationship internally. Through investigation on various types of project teams, it is found that the professional backgrounds and level of familiarity between members are two main factors of trust building. Furthermore, external factors such as event organizers and sponsors also play important roles in forming governance mechanisms of project-based organizations. The field of Hackathon event is also an important factor of forming a relational space and actor networks, especially when reviewing how virtual and physical spaces could affect the governance mechanisms of project-based organizations. The result of this research shows that when working space alternates between physical and virtual,, not only the efficacy of productivity increases, and the speed of trust-building also raises in specific project stage. Consequently, temporary organizations reflect the importance of time. Through building timing norms in temporary organizations, members manage and operate the organization, which forms the governance mechanisms within the organization.