Narratives of project risk management: from scientific rationality to the discursive nature of identity work

Green, S. D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1660-5592 and Dikmen, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6988-7557 (2022) Narratives of project risk management: from scientific rationality to the discursive nature of identity work. Project Management Journal, 53 (6). pp. 608-624. ISSN 1938-9507 doi: 10.1177/87569728221124496

Abstract/Summary

The dominant narrative of project risk management pays homage to scientific rationality while conceptualizing risk as objective fact. Yet doubts remain regarding the extent to which the advocated quantitative techniques are used in practice. An established counternarrative advocates the importance of intuition and subjective judgment. New insights are developed by conceptualizing risk as a narrative construct used for the purposes of identity work. Project-based practitioners are seen to mobilize resources from competing narratives to meet the transient expectations of those with whom they interact. Ultimately, they tend to emphasize approaches that sustain their ascribed identities as custodians of rationality.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/107911
Identification Number/DOI	10.1177/87569728221124496
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of the Built Environment > Construction Management and Engineering
Publisher	Sage
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