Project Is as Project Does: Emerging Microactivities and Play Ontology
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Details
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Project Management Journal |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Abstract
The purpose of the article is to further develop the processual approach in project management theorizing. The article introduces Gadamer’s (2004) play ontology as a novel perspective used to describe microactivities in a project environment. Play ontology refers to the back-and-forth movements of seemingly mundane microactivities as they unfold during a project. The findings of the study suggest that sensitivity to the microactivities allows considering dissonant or indecisive events as vital and constructive project elements. Play ontology offers new ways for conceptualizing a project as a process: as something that emerges through practical activities as a dynamic and complex phenomenon.
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Keywords
- construction project, emerging microactivities, play ontology, process ontology, project-as-practice, vibrant movements