Project-as-Practice: Applying Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice on Project Managers
| Autor: | Zoe Ventoura, Konstantinos Kirytopoulos, Theodoros Kalogeropoulos, Vrassidas Leopoulos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Practice theory
Strategy and Management Field (Bourdieu) 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Technocracy Project manager Management of Technology and Innovation Capital (economics) 021105 building & construction 0502 economics and business Habitus Engineering ethics Sociology Business and International Management 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Project Management Journal. 51:599-616 |
| ISSN: | 1938-9507 8756-9728 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/8756972820913392 |
| Popis: | Researchers have not studied the human side of project managers thoroughly. Decision-making mechanisms lie not only in technocratic knowledge but also in practitioners’ inner cultures and personal lifestyles. Highlighting the human (f)actor behind the strategic decisions made in projects reveals a new path for analyzing project managers. This article applies Bourdieu’s practice theory within the field of project management through a qualitative study into 17 successful and experienced Greek project managers. The results exhibit the common social characteristics of successful project managers and suggest that project managers must be viewed from a sociological perspective as well. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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