Doing exemplary research projects : a guide to practice / edited by Stewart Clegg and Julien Pollack (School of Project Management, The University of Sydney).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clegg, Stewart R., editor.

Pollack, Julien, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Research.

Education.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This innovative book compiles accounts of six exemplary research journeys, each revealing the complex realities faced by researchers in their field. Detailing the processes followed and paths to producing research outcomes, candid and compelling insights are provided into the challenges both faced and overcome. These reflections are balanced by commentaries from experts in the field, situating each case study within a broader research context. Utilising case studies and in-depth discussion, this book outlines the ideas and techniques which underpin exemplary research, to assist in the application of this theory in relation to their own research. Chapters highlight methods for critically evaluating research and identifying key strategies and potential pitfalls. It also provides a window into the roles played by the emotional research processes hidden from view in final publications, such as persistence, collaboration and embeddedness. Doing Exemplary Research Projects is a fundamental resource for research students and early career researchers looking to develop their skills. This book is valuable for students in business and management disciplines, especially those interested in projects and temporary organizing. It is also a useful pedagogical toolkit for senior academics teaching graduate research development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Doing exemplary research projects: A guide to practice - Introduction / Stewart Clegg and Julien Pollack

Part I: Exemplar 1.

2. Introductory remarks to exemplar 1. / Stewart Clegg and Julien Pollack

3. A ten-year transition journey into project-oriented agency and regeneration / Sylvain Lenfle and Jonas Söderlund

4. Editing 'exemplary research' papers: On the exercise of editorial discretion / Ben R. Martin

5. Bridging paradigms? A historical organization studies approach to project-oriented agency and regeneration / Mairi Maclean and Charles Harvey

6. Project-oriented agency: A novel conceptual lens to advance research on sustainability transitions / Andrew Davies, Shah Abdul Saadi and Antonio Daood

Part II: Exemplar 2.

7. Introductory remarks to exemplar 2. / Stewart Clegg and Julien Pollack

8. Intuition in action research: Investigating project-based practices for urban sustainability / Hanna Lehtimäki and Ari Jokinen

9. Managing sustainability projects in the city / Lara K. Mottee

10. Redefining project actions and impact through ground- breaking academic cooperation / Tommi Halonen, Karoliina Tuukkanen and Erkki-Jussi Nylén

11. Temporary initiatives drive lasting change: The ripple effects of project based practices / Luca Sabini

Part III: Exemplar 3.

12. Introductory remarks to exemplar 3. / Stewart Clegg and Julien Pollack

13. Disappearance of organisations via temporary organising? / Jörg Sydow and Arnold Windeler

14. Multiple temporalities in project-based organisations and beyond / Kerstin Sahlin

15. Permanent and temporary organising across time and space: Do projects follow rules or create rules? / Fredrik Tell

Part IV: Exemplar 4.

16. Introductory remarks to exemplar 4. / Stewart Clegg and Julien Pollack

17. Exploring 'dark topics' in organizational research: The challenge of researching normalization of deviance / Jeffrey Pinto and Kate Davis

18. Doing the wrong things for all the right reasons: Positive deviances of project governance / Sofia Pemsel

19. 'The corruption of project governance through normalization of deviance' by davis and pinto: A commentary / Giorgio Locatelli

Part V: Exemplar 5.

20. Introductory remarks to exemplar 5. / Stewart Clegg andJulien Pollack

21. Tons of data, but no theory. Ethnoventionist research in an interorganisational strategic change project / Alfons van Marrewijk and Leonore van den Ende

22. The imperfection of projects and opportunities for learning / Dicle Kortantamer

23. The folly of artefactual representation in mediating power relations / Simon Addyman

Part VI: Exemplar 6.

24. Introductory remarks to exemplar 6. / Stewart Clegg andJulien Pollack

25. A story of an early academic researcher: From phd research to publishing on ppps and institutional entrepreneurship / Mhamed Biygautane

26. Commentary note: Institutional entrepreneurship and infrastructure public-private partnership / Cyrlene Claasen, Kweku Adams, Sa'ad Ali and David Weir

27. How to make public-private partnerships work? / Lucia Xiaoyan Liu and Tristano Sainati

Part VII: Conclusion

28. Learning from exemplars / Stewart Clegg and Julien Pollack

Appendix 1: List of nominators

Appendix 2: List of nominated papers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035316748 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.