Purpose – The purpose is to provide explanations for why some self-managing teams survive and develop over a long period of time. Design/methodology/approach – The research design is longitudinal, having worked with several research projects over a period of 20 years. Interviews,...

Purpose – The paper aims to investigate how teamwork contributes to successful maintenance practice within maintenance work in an industrial setting. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative data were gathered from a single case. This includes interviews, participatory observation and...