van der Hoorn, Bronte (2019) Disclosing the 'lived experience' of project managing using musical instrument improvisations and semi-structured interviews. In: SAGE research methods cases, Part 2. Sage Publications, London, United Kingdom.
Abstract
This case study describes the experience of using musical improvisations made by research participants as stimuli for a discussion on the 'lived experience' of managing a project. The objective of the study was to disclose the personal and emotional aspects of managing projects and to avoid the participating project managers defaulting to project-speak answers that were overly rationalized or censored. In this research study, each participant was asked to recall a project that they had managed and to play on a glockenspiel and/or xylophone what the experience of managing the project was like. The participant was then played back their improvisation and asked to explain to the researcher what the improvisation meant in terms of their experience of managing the project. This research study did require logistics that were more demanding than a traditional interview. However, the use of the musical improvisation, coupled with the participants’ explanatory narrative, was found to be effective in disclosing the emotional facets of the phenomenon and avoiding rote responses traditionally associated with project management.
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| Item Type: | Book Chapter (Commonwealth Reporting Category B) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Permanent restricted access to Published Chapter, in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Management and Enterprise (1 Jul 2013 - 17 Jan 2021) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Management and Enterprise (1 Jul 2013 - 17 Jan 2021) |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2019 05:17 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2021 04:47 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | project management; musical instruments; musical improvisation; xylophones; glockenspiel |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526473448 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/35373 |
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