Publications

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1. monographs and editorships

Sydow, J., Duschek, S., & Braun, T. (2025). Managing Interorganizational Relationships: Networks – Clusters – Alliances (2nd, expanded and updated ed.). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer. Publisher’s website

Braun, T., & Müller-Seitz, G. (2023). Digital Transformation: Change Through Projects (Vahlen kompakt). Munich: Vahlen. Publisher’s website

Braun, T., & Lampel, J. (Eds.). (2020). Tensions and Paradoxes in Temporary Organizing (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 67). Bingley: Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X202067

Braun, T., & Sydow, J. (2019). Project Management and Temporary Organization (Kohlhammer Edition Management). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer. Publisher’s website

Braun, T. (2018). Cooperative Behavior in Interorganizational Projects: A Conceptual and Empirical Further Development of the OCB Approach (New Edition). Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-22740-1

Müller-Seitz, G., & Braun, T. (2013). Writing Successful Theses: For Business and Economics Students (Pearson Studium – Scientific Tools). Munich: Pearson. Publisher’s website

Braun, T. (2013). Cooperative Behavior in Interorganizational Projects: A Conceptual and Empirical Further Development of the OCB Approach. Cologne: Kölner Wissenschaftsverlag.

2. scientific contributions (peer reviewed)

Sydow, J., Lundin, R. A., Ekstedt, E., & Braun, T. (2025). The theory of temporary organization three decades later: Revisiting the 4T framework, focusing on tensions, and adding project plasticity. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 41(2), Article 101405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2025.101405

Braun, T., Ekstedt, E., Lundin, R. A., & Sydow, J. (2025). Managing stability and change in interorganizational projects: The ambiguous role of digital tools for relational dynamics. Project Management Journal, 56(4), 522–542. https://doi.org/10.1177/87569728241294204

Braun, T., & Sydow, J. (2024). The mandate of project management offices beyond organizational boundaries – Still a blind spot for organizational design? Project Management Journal, 55(5), 507–519. https://doi.org/10.1177/87569728231223733

Sydow, J., & Braun, T. (2023). Governance of inter-organizational project networks. In R. Müller, S. Sankaran, & N. Drouin (Eds.), Research handbook on the governance of projects (pp. 356–365). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802208078.00038

Ferreira, A. I., Braun, T., Carvalho, H., Abrantes, A. C. M., & Sydow, J. (2022). Networking to Death: On the Dark Side of Start-ups’ External Networking. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 28(9), 289–310. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-08-2021-0673

Bohn, S., & Braun, T. (2021). Field-configuring projects: How projects shape the public discourse on electric mobility in Germany. International Journal of Project Management, 39(6), 605–619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2021.04.006

Esperança, M. B., Ferreira, A. I., Leal, C. C., & Braun, T. (2021). The link between interpersonal and interorganizational networking: The role of startup members’ achievement-related affect. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 13(1), 63–87. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEV.2021.114279

Braun, T., & Lampel, J. (2020). Introduction: Tensions and paradoxes in temporary organizing – Mapping the field. In T. Braun & J. Lampel (Eds.), Tensions and paradoxes in temporary organizing (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 67, pp. 1–13). Bingley: Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20200000067006

Nicklich, M., Braun, T., & Fortwengel, J. (2020). Forever a profession in the making? The intermediate status of project managers in Germany. Journal of Professions and Organization, 7(3), 374–394. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpo/joaa020

Braun, T. (2020). Success Factors in Project Management: Highly Sought After, Yet Useless!? WiSt – Economic Studies, 49(12), 51–55. https://doi.org/10.15358/0340-1650-2020-12-52

Braun, T., & Sydow, J. (2019). Selecting organizational partners for interorganizational projects: The dual but limited role of digital capabilities in the construction industry. Project Management Journal, 50(4), 398–408. https://doi.org/10.1177/8756972819857477

Schmidt, T., Braun, T., & Sydow, J. (2019). Copying routines for new venture creation: How replication can support entrepreneurial innovation. In M. S. Feldman, L. D’Adderio, K. Dittrich, & P. Jarzabkowski (Eds.), Routine dynamics in action: Replication and transformation (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 61, pp. 55–78). Bingley: Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20190000061004

Auschra, C., Braun, T., Schmidt, T., & Sydow, J. (2019). Patterns of project-based organizing in new venture creation: Projectification of an entrepreneurial ecosystem. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 12(1), 48–70. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-01-2018-0007

Braun, T., Ferreira, A. I., Schmidt, T., & Sydow, J. (2018). Another post-heroic view on entrepreneurship: The role of employees in networking the startup process. British Journal of Management, 29(4), 652–669. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12256

Braun, T. (2018). Configurations for interorganizational project networks: The interplay of the PMO and network administrative organization. Project Management Journal, 49(4), 53–61. https://doi.org/10.1177/8756972818781710

Müller-Seitz, G., Zühlke, D., Braun, T., Gorecky, D., & Thielen, T. (2018). Network-Based Business Model Innovations—The Example of the Industry 4.0 Facility SmartFactoryKL. Die Unternehmung, 72(2), 146–168. https://doi.org/10.5771/0042-059X-2018-2-146

Sydow, J., & Braun, T. (2018). Projects as temporary organizations: An agenda for further theorizing the interorganizational dimension. International Journal of Project Management, 36(1), 4–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2017.04.012

Ferreira, A. I., Cardoso, C., & Braun, T. (2018). The mediating effects of ego-resilience in the relationship between organizational support and resistance to change. Baltic Journal of Management, 13(1), 104–124. https://doi.org/10.1108/BJM-06-2017-0171

Braun, T. (2017). The behavioral “glue” in OPM: A review of productive behaviors of project team members. In S. Sankaran, R. Müller, & N. Drouin (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Project Management (pp. 250–267). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316662243.022

Puderbach, S., Braun, T., Müller-Seitz, G., & Danner-Schröder, A. (2017). Managing dynamic capabilities of cities? From a firm-based toward an issue-based view of dynamic capabilities. Journal of Competences, Strategy & Management, 9, 57–83. Full text

Braun, T., & Schmidt, T. (2016). Network development amid shifting perceptions of uncertainty: Dynamics of a partner network in the face of cloud computing. Managementforschung, 26(1), 121–160. https://doi.org/10.1365/s41113-016-0007-y

Sieben, B., Braun, T., & Ferreira, A. I. (2016). Reproduction of “typical” gender roles in temporary organizations – No surprise for whom? The case of cooperative behaviors and their acknowledgment. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 32(1), 52–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2015.12.001

Braun, T., Müller-Seitz, G., & Thielen-del Pozo, J. (2016). Everyone’s talking about the global weather. So are we! Requirements for weather-related natural disaster early warning systems from the perspective of economic actors. Austrian Management Review, 6, 22–29.

Sydow, J., Schmidt, T., & Braun, T. (2015). Business model change and network creation: Evidence from Berlin start-ups. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1), Article 17548 (Best Paper Proceedings). https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2015.171

Schmidt, T., & Braun, T. (2015). When cospecialization leads to rigidity: Path dependence in successful strategic networks. Schmalenbach Business Review, 67(4), 489–515. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03396930

Ferreira, A. I., Braun, T., & Sydow, J. (2013). Citizenship behavior in project-based organizing: Comparing German and Portuguese project managers. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24(20), 3772–3793. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.777937

Braun, T., Ferreira, A. I., & Sydow, J. (2013). Citizenship behavior and effectiveness in temporary organizations. International Journal of Project Management, 31(6), 862–876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.09.003

Braun, T., Müller-Seitz, G., & Sydow, J. (2012). Project citizenship behavior? An exploratory analysis at the project-network-nexus. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 28(4), 271–284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2012.05.008

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3. contributions to scientific anthologies

Braun, T., & Gerstle, J. (2026, forthcoming). Temporary organization, projects, projectification. In M. Godwyn, M. Grothe-Hammer, S. O. Idowu, & E. Swartz (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology (pp. 565–571). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Publisher’s page

Lächelt, V., Arroyo Portillo, J., & Braun, T. (2024). AI pilot to support decision-making in ambiguous situations in projects. In C. Bernert, S. Scheurer, & H. Wehnes (Eds.), AI in Project Management: How Is AI Changing Project Management? (pp. 169–178). Tübingen: UVK. Publisher’s page · E-book

Sydow, J., & Braun, T. (2023). Governance of inter-organizational project networks. In R. Müller, S. Sankaran, & N. Drouin (Eds.), Research handbook on the governance of projects (pp. 356–365). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802208078.00038 · Publisher’s page

Braun, T., & Nicklich, M. (2018). Project management: On the rise to a full profession? In Y. Schoper (Ed.), Project management and its impact on societies (pp. 132–138). Zurich: IPMA. Publisher’s page

Braun, T., & Richards, R. (2016). Shaping collaborative ties in competitive industries: The case of a general contractor in the U.S. construction industry and its supplier relationships. In J. Sydow, E. Schüßler, & G. Müller-Seitz (Eds.), Managing inter-organizational relations: Debates and cases (pp. 74–83). London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Braun, T., & Schmidt, T. (2016). Development of interorganizational relationships: The case of a SAP partner network. In J. Sydow, E. Schüßler, & G. Müller-Seitz (Eds.), Managing inter-organizational relations: Debates and cases (pp. 253–263). London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Braun, T., & Oechsler, W. A. (2012). Workforce segmentation and the creation of organizational commitment. In S. Kaiser, S. Süß, & I. Josephs (Eds.), Freelancers as a Research Topic and Practical Phenomenon: Business and Psychological Perspectives (Research and Practice of Sustainable Corporate Management, Vol. 2, pp. 69–92). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. Publisher’s page

Braun, T., & Sydow, J. (2011). Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Inter-organizational Projects—Initial Conceptual and Empirical Insights. In M. Engstler & R. Wagner (Eds.), Rethinking: From Project to Network Management. Proceedings of the “interPM” Conference, Glashütten 2011 (pp. 137–166). Heidelberg: dpunkt. Publisher’s website

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4. practical contributions

Braun, T., Gerstle, J., Mense, W., Knie, A. (2026): AI in Project Management: How Peer Groups Make It Easier to Get Started with AI. Projektmanagement aktuell, in press, 03/2026, DOI 10.24053/PM-37-00xx

Braun, T., & Gerstle, J. (forthcoming). Temporary organization, projects, projectification. In M. Godwyn, M. Grothe-Hammer, S. O. Idowu, & E. Swartz (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology (pp. 565–571). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Publisher’s website

Braun, T., Gerstle, J., Mense, W., & Knie, A. (2026). AI in Project Management: How Peer Groups Facilitate the Transition to AI. Projektmanagement aktuell, 37(3), 19–23. https://doi.org/10.24053/PM-37-0041

Schneider, C., Wald, A., Braun, T., & Staudigl, S. (2025). Artificial Intelligence in a Project Context. Projektmanagement aktuell, 36(2), 50–52. https://doi.org/10.24053/PM-2025-0026

Schneider, C., Wald, A., Braun, T., & Staudigl, S. (2025). Results of the 8th Study on Salaries and Careers in Project Management 2024. Projektmanagement aktuell, 36(1). https://doi.org/10.24053/PM-2025-0009

Schneider, C., Wald, A., Braun, T., & Staudigl, S. (2025). Salaries and Careers in Project Management 2024: The Salary Barometer for Project Managers in German-Speaking Countries (edited by the GPM German Society for Project Management e. V.). Tübingen: UVK. Publisher’s website

Braun, T., Gerstle, J., & Lächelt, V. (2024). Unleashing the Project Management Office? Approaches to a Cross-Organizational Mandate. Projektmanagement aktuell, 35(4), 48–52. https://doi.org/10.24053/PM-2024-0069

Lächelt, V., Arroyo Portillo, J., & Braun, T. (2024). Use of AI throughout the project risk management process: Specific tools, application scenarios, and barriers. Project Management Today, 35(1), 41–47. https://doi.org/10.24053/PM-2024-0009

Bönning, S., & Braun, T. (2024). Managing Projects in the Digital Workplace: Why It Can Be Helpful to Use Only a Few Tools [Interview]. Wirtschaft Nordhessen. The Magazine of the Kassel-Marburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (10), 36–37.

Braun, T., Ekstedt, E., Lundin, R. A., & Sydow, J. (2020). Digital Transformations of Traditional PBOs and Modern PNWs: Changing Management Practices in Project Society (Final Report, PMI Sponsored Research). Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Full Text

Braun, T., Bohn, S., Gulde, C., & Heik, N. (2019). PM Training in Multistakeholder Management: Learning Through Large-Scale Projects. Projektmanagement aktuell, 30(1), 36–41. Full text

Braun, T., Bohn, S., & Gaschler, L.-M. (2018). A Stakeholder Perspective on the Failure of Large-Scale Projects. Projektmanagement aktuell, 29(5), 30–33. Full text

Braun, T., Schmidt, T., & Sydow, J. (2016). Project Management in the Startup Process: Is It All About Networking? Projektmanagement aktuell, 27(3), 46–51. Full text

Braun, T., Danner-Schröder, A., & Müller-Seitz, G. (2016). Organizational Resilience Through Multiple Roles: An Approach for the Future. PERSONALquarterly, 68(1), 23–27. Full text

Sydow, J., & Braun, T. (2015). From Projects to Temporary Organizations: The Context Takes Center Stage. zfo – Journal of Leadership + Organization, 84(4), 232–237. Publisher’s website

Sydow, J., Schmidt, T., & Braun, T. (2015). Better Startup Founding Through Networks: Practical Implications of Network-Oriented Startup Research (Dossier). Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin. Full text

Braun, T., Müller-Seitz, G., & Sydow, J. (2012). Cooperative Behavior in Inter-organizational Projects. Projektmanagement aktuell, 23(1), 32–38. Full text

Sydow, J., Braun, T., & Müller-Seitz, G. (2011). Final Report on the Research Project “Cooperative Behavior in Inter-organizational Projects.” Berlin/Nuremberg: Freie Universität Berlin & GPM German Society for Project Management. Full text

Braun, T. (2011). Shop-in-shop concepts: A challenge for human resource management. Business Psychology Today, 4, 21–22.

Sydow, J., & Braun, T. (2010). The Network Thing: How Collaborations Between Companies Work. The Performance Architect (Horváth & Partners), 2, 12–13. Full text

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