Conceptualising historical project studies – A complementary partnership

•The history of projects together with the interdisciplinary focus of project studies provides an opportunity for the utilization of historical research•Existing project histories tend to be teleological in focus and lack historical context•We provide a framework for the application of historical re...

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Published inInternational journal of project management Vol. 42; no. 4; p. 102601
Main Authors Tennent, Kevin D., Gillett, Alex G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2024
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Summary:•The history of projects together with the interdisciplinary focus of project studies provides an opportunity for the utilization of historical research•Existing project histories tend to be teleological in focus and lack historical context•We provide a framework for the application of historical research methods based on archives•Thinking historically unlocks the meso study of project context•A process is explicated to demonstrate how historical investigation can contribute to theoretical novelty
ISSN:0263-7863
1873-4634
DOI:10.1016/j.ijproman.2024.102601