Project-as-practice : In search of project management research that matters
By: BLOMQUIST, Tomas
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Contributor(s): HÄLLGREN, Markus | NILSSON, Andreas | SÖDERHOLM, Anders.
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ArticlePublisher: Drexel Hill : Project Management Institute, mar. 2010Subject(s): Gestão de Projetos | Pesquisa | Ciências Sociais | Modelo de GestãoProject Management Journal 41, 1, p. 5-16Abstract: Research on projects is not only an immature field of research, but it is also insubstantial when it comes to understanding what occurs in projects. This article contributes to making project management research matter to the academic as well as to the practitioner by developing a project-as-practice approach, in alignment with the ongoing debate in social science research. The article outlines a framework and argues that there are two major challenges to the researcher and also suggests how these challenges can be met. Underlying notions of the practice approach are outlined to ensure a development of the project-as-practice approach that makes project management research matter
Research on projects is not only an immature field of research, but it is also insubstantial when it comes to understanding what occurs in projects. This article contributes to making project management research matter to the academic as well as to the practitioner by developing a project-as-practice approach, in alignment with the ongoing debate in social science research. The article outlines a framework and argues that there are two major challenges to the researcher and also suggests how these challenges can be met. Underlying notions of the practice approach are outlined to ensure a development of the project-as-practice approach that makes project management research matter
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