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Baarts, C (2009) Collective individualism: the informal and emergent dynamics of practising safety in a high-risk work environment. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 949–57.
Barrett, P and Sutrisna, M (2009) Methodological strategies to gain insights into informality and emergence in construction project case studies. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 935–48.
Bresnen, M (2009) Living the dream? Understanding partnering as emergent practice. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 923–33.
Georg, S and Tryggestad, K (2009) On the emergence of roles in construction: the qualculative role of project management. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 969–81.
Gluch, P (2009) Unfolding roles and identities of professionals in construction projects: exploring the informality of practices. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 959–68.
Gorse, C A and Emmitt, S (2009) Informal interaction in construction progress meetings. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 983–93.
Kao, C-C, Green, S D and Larsen, G D (2009) Emergent discourses of construction competitiveness: localized learning and embeddedness. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 1005–17.
Rooke, J A, Koskela, L and Kagioglou, M (2009) Informality in organization and research: a review and a proposal. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 913–22.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: research methods; research policy; organization theory; organizational analysis; production process
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903273950
- Abstract:
The growing interest in informal and emergent features of organizations has accompanied changes in both the dominant forms of organization and prevailing academic views about how best to think about and research them. It is argued here that currently espoused dichotomous characterizations of both organizations and research approaches are over-simplified and misleading. A review of types of organization research is conducted and it is suggested that the relationship between theory and data collection provides a more detailed and illuminating taxonomy than a distinction between qualitative and quantitative research. Two major distinctions are proposed: (1) between theory driven and phenomenon driven research; (2) between descriptive and prescriptive theory. It is suggested that organization theory is properly prescriptive in nature. The place of informality in organization and management studies is explicated, drawing on insights from Wittgenstein and ethnomethodology (EM). A distinction is drawn between (1) the degree of formality in particular organizational settings; and (2) the necessarily informal foundations of formal organizational schemes and methods. Finally, the organization of research itself is addressed. A prescriptive theory (TFV) is suggested as a means of organizing and explaining the research process. This suggestion serves as both (1) a proposal for research management; and (2) an illustration of the relationship between theory and organization.
Styhre, A (2009) Tacit knowledge in rock construction work: a study and a critique of the use of the term. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 995–1003.