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How do you do? : On situating old project sites through practice-based studies
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- Hällgren, Markus, 1977- (author)
- Umeå universitet,Företagsekonomi
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- Lindahl, Marcus, 1973- (author)
- Department of Engineering Sciences, Industrial Engineering & Management, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2012
- 2012
- English.
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In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business/Emerald. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1753-8378 .- 1753-8386. ; 5:3, s. 335-344
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- Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to reflect on the growing interest of situated project research.Design/methodology/approach – The editorial is conceptual and relies on published work and the articles included in the special issue.Findings – With this special issue it is found that practice-based studies, also called Projects-as-Practice studies, interested in the everyday activities of project practitioners, are multi-faceted and rich. What may also be seen is that practice-based studies are not yet a coherent area. However, it is more important that practice-based studies allow researchers to understand the organization less as an entity and more as a socially-accomplished task.Research limitations/implications – Several implications for research are offered, including the need for studies that emphasize the small details of organizing, and that practice-based studies are not restricted to a certain methodology but depend on what a particular paper tries to accomplish.Practical implications – With an ever-growing stream of research focusing on projects the guest editors argue that it is about time to look into the details of organizing. This could be accomplished through a number of ways but in this special issue it is proposed that approaching traditional areas with a conscious naivety when asking the questions may do it. For the practitioner, the special issue offers important insights into how things are done in practice, which may be used as a mirror or reflection upon their own practice.Originality/value – This editorial and special issue offer insights for any academic interested in understanding projects differently.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Projectmanagement
- Research work
- Organizations
- Situation analysis
- Projects as practice
- Practice based studies
- Situatedness
- Contextualisation
- Business studies
- Företagsekonomi
- företagsekonomi
- Business Studies
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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