The private life of project managers - the social struggle
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Paper/Presentation Title | The private life of project managers - the social struggle |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Whitty, S. Jonathan |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 8th Annual Project Management Australia Conference (PMOz 2011) |
ERA Conference ID | 44002 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.pmoz.situ.com.au/weblease/tpcommon/src/tp1FullPage.cfm?idPageCopy=15100&idClient=893 |
Conference/Event | PMOz 2011 Incorporating the PMI Australia National Conference: Project Management at the Speed of Light |
Project Management conference | |
Event Details | Project Management conference PMOZ Rank B B B B B B |
Event Details | PMOz 2011 Incorporating the PMI Australia National Conference: Project Management at the Speed of Light Event Location Sydney, Australia |
Abstract | The Private Life of Project Managers is a conceptual paper that takes a Darwinian approach to the concepts, practices, and behaviours of project managers. It contends that evolutionary science can help understand why project managers do what they do, and why they sometimes engage in convoluted, intricate, and occasionally devious or contradictory activities. This conference paper examines some of the day-to-day habits of the modern project manager and of their group behaviour, and how these lead to their survival and advancement in the complex corporate world rather than making a direct positive impact on the project. The intention of the paper is to make the case for a new way of thinking about project managers and their projects which embraces their human fallibilities and the often unpredictable nature of their project work. |
Keywords | project management; evolution; professionalism |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350710. Organisational behaviour |
350709. Organisation and management theory | |
Public Notes | No indication of copyright restrictions. Need password to access proceedings. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Marketing |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1389/the-private-life-of-project-managers-the-social-struggle
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