Temporality in Organization Studies: Implications for Strategic Project Management

Biesenthal, C.; Sankaran, S.; Pitsis, T.S.; Clegg, S.

doi:10.2174/2352630001502010045

Temporality in Organization Studies: Implications for Strategic Project Management

Biesenthal, C.; Sankaran, S.; Pitsis, T.S.; Clegg, S.

Authors

C. Biesenthal

S. Sankaran

Professor Tyrone Pitsis tyrone.s.pitsis@durham.ac.uk
Professor

S. Clegg

Abstract

Project managers require temporal skills and the ability to improvise when linear assumptions confront the complexities of managing projects within a context of strategic calculation. While the management and organization (MOS) literature emphasizes the importance of temporal skills for managing uncertainty, ambiguity and complexity, a dearth of project management literature contributes to this discussion. By reviewing literature on time in MOS and linking it to the field of project management we seek to make an initial bridge of this gap and argue that in order to improvise project managers need temporal skills. Project management practitioners and researchers work with assumptions of what constitutes normal time and linearity in projects, despite the variety of situations and events faced in projects. Practitioners, students and researchers in project management need to develop more sophisticated temporal skills to deal with a variety of projects, situations and events strategically.

Citation

Biesenthal, C., Sankaran, S., Pitsis, T., & Clegg, S. (2015). Temporality in Organization Studies: Implications for Strategic Project Management. Open economics and management journal, 2(Suppl 1: M7), 42-52. https://doi.org/10.2174/2352630001502010045

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Dec 24, 2014
Online Publication Date	Mar 31, 2015
Publication Date	Mar 31, 2015
Deposit Date	Jun 14, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Jun 20, 2018
Journal	Open Economics and Management Journal
Publisher	Bentham Open
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	2
Issue	Suppl 1: M7
Pages	42-52
DOI	https://doi.org/10.2174/2352630001502010045
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1357178

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