Bright and dark spots in project studies: Continuing efforts to advance theory development and debate

Joana Geraldi*, Jonas Söderlund, Alfons van Marrewijk

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Abstract

In this special issue, we encouraged project scholars to be bold and construct their voices. We now reflect on the results, which include the bright spots in four areas: project organizing (organizing and collaborating in and between projects), project value (organizing value in and through projects), project citizenship (living in and through projects), and project scholarship (reflecting on project theorizing and scholarship). We then dared to voice our views on three dark spots: a lack of diversity in the project scholars’ ethnicities, geographies, and genders; in disciplines that extend beyond management and organization studies; and in modes of reflexivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)227-236
Number of pages10
JournalProject management journal
Volume52
Issue number3
Early online date15 Apr 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2021

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© 2021 Project Management Institute, Inc.

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Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • essay
  • project studies
  • reflexivity
  • scholarship
  • theory development

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