Power in news media: Framing strategies and effects in infrastructure projects

Ninan, J; Mahalingam, A; Clegg, S

Power in news media: Framing strategies and effects in infrastructure projects

Ninan, J Mahalingam, A Clegg, S

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Publisher:: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Project Management, 2022, 40, (1), pp. 28-39
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ninan, J
dc.contributor.author	Mahalingam, A
dc.contributor.author	Clegg, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-4283
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-18T02:19:13Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-18T02:19:13Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Project Management, 2022, 40, (1), pp. 28-39
dc.identifier.issn	0263-7863
dc.identifier.issn	1873-4634
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163584
dc.description.abstract	During the construction and operation phases, infrastructure projects face social unrest, such as community protests, boycotting of services as well as negative press reports of these events and other aspects of the project. There is a need to consider the concerns and moral issues of the community throughout the lifecycle and not just at the inception phase. From an organizational power perspective, we use frame analysis as a suitable lens to understand how projects shape community perceptions to try and construct sustainable legitimacy. The research reports on a case study of a metro rail project in India. 166 daily news articles, 446 user comments and 30 semi-structured interviews with the project team were analysed. We observed framing strategies used in practice, such as need framing, pride framing, community-centric framing and blame framing. These framing strategies observed in the project community had impacts labeled as the solution frame, the trend-setter frame, the important frame and the own-up frame. The relationship between the framing strategies and their effects are theorized through four propositions. We argue that through these framing strategies some issues were strategically hidden while some were strategically promoted, thereby influencing the perception of the project. An improved perception of the project can reduce resistance and conflicts during the construction and operation of the project.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Project Management
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijproman.2021.09.003
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dc.subject	12 Built Environment and Design, 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction
dc.title	Power in news media: Framing strategies and effects in infrastructure projects
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
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Abstract:

During the construction and operation phases, infrastructure projects face social unrest, such as community protests, boycotting of services as well as negative press reports of these events and other aspects of the project. There is a need to consider the concerns and moral issues of the community throughout the lifecycle and not just at the inception phase. From an organizational power perspective, we use frame analysis as a suitable lens to understand how projects shape community perceptions to try and construct sustainable legitimacy. The research reports on a case study of a metro rail project in India. 166 daily news articles, 446 user comments and 30 semi-structured interviews with the project team were analysed. We observed framing strategies used in practice, such as need framing, pride framing, community-centric framing and blame framing. These framing strategies observed in the project community had impacts labeled as the solution frame, the trend-setter frame, the important frame and the own-up frame. The relationship between the framing strategies and their effects are theorized through four propositions. We argue that through these framing strategies some issues were strategically hidden while some were strategically promoted, thereby influencing the perception of the project. An improved perception of the project can reduce resistance and conflicts during the construction and operation of the project.

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