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In the research the authors seek to analyze how the organizational control mechanisms adopted within project teams that deal with exploitative nature of knowledge work influence knowledge integration outcomes.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>The research unfolded considering a single case study, as this approach was considered useful in gaining in\u2010depth, holistic understanding of the phenomenon studied. The authors started with a preliminary on\u2010site observation done with the aim of making subsequent interviews simpler and more productive. They therefore conducted semi\u2010structured interviews with the head of human resources and with two project managers and four members of two project teams.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>The results show how in coherence with Grant's classification it is possible to argue that in this context the main control mechanism to integrate knowledge is provided by different forms of standardization. In the case of the company under investigation, formal control mechanisms based on a calculative approach are seen as a way to rule out the process of product delivery and enable effective knowledge integration by clarifying tasks and responsibilities.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>This paper witnesses that, in exploitative project teams, formal control mechanisms may play the role of administering information exchange in order to achieve projects outcome and the desired level of knowledge integration.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/13673271211246121","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,7,7]],"date-time":"2012-07-07T07:07:50Z","timestamp":1341644870000},"page":"538-549","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Control mechanisms and knowledge integration in exploitative project teams: a case study from the coal fired power plant industry"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Paolo","family":"Canonico","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ernesto","family":"De Nito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Gianluigi","family":"Mangia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2022012620272987300_b1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bergek, A., Berggren, C. and Magnusson, T. 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