Actor-Network Theory, Activity Theory and Action Research and their application in project management research

Er, M; Pollack, JB; Sankaran, S

Actor-Network Theory, Activity Theory and Action Research and their application in project management research

Er, M Pollack, JB

Sankaran, S

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Publisher:: Copenhagen Business School Press
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Novel Approaches to Organizational Project Management Research: Translational and Transformational, 2013, 1, pp. 164 - 198
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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dc.contributor.author	Er, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pollack, JB https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8879-9408	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sankaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6216	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Drouin, N	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Muller, R	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Sankaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6216	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Novel Approaches to Organizational Project Management Research: Translational and Transformational, 2013, 1, pp. 164 - 198	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Projects pay attention to activities, deal with relationships and involve change. Hence research approaches that are useful to examine activities or work practices (e.g. Activity Theory), investigate relationships (e.g. Actor-Network Theory) and facilitate change (e.g. Action Research) could be very useful for project management researchers. While some papers in project management (PM) journals report using these approaches we expect that they will become more prevalent in the future due to the recent demand for more emphasis on detailed investigation of what is occurring in real practice and the management of complexity in projects by describing interconnections. Further, realizing intended benefits from projects requires more attention to the change process that is often left out of the scope of managing a project.	en_US
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dc.title	Actor-Network Theory, Activity Theory and Action Research and their application in project management research	en_US
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Abstract:

Projects pay attention to activities, deal with relationships and involve change. Hence research approaches that are useful to examine activities or work practices (e.g. Activity Theory), investigate relationships (e.g. Actor-Network Theory) and facilitate change (e.g. Action Research) could be very useful for project management researchers. While some papers in project management (PM) journals report using these approaches we expect that they will become more prevalent in the future due to the recent demand for more emphasis on detailed investigation of what is occurring in real practice and the management of complexity in projects by describing interconnections. Further, realizing intended benefits from projects requires more attention to the change process that is often left out of the scope of managing a project.

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