Aaltonen, Kirsi;
Derakhshan, Roya;
Di Maddaloni, Francesco;
Turner, Rodney;
(2024)
Stakeholder engagement: Theoretical and methodological directions for project scholarship.
International Journal of Project Management
, 42
(7)
, Article 102649. 10.1016/j.ijproman.2024.102649.
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Abstract
In our introduction to this Special Issue on Project Stakeholder Engagement, we emphasize the imperative for a deeper understanding of stakeholder phenomena in the context of temporary organizations. Our argument addresses the growing need for organizational strategies that focus on more inclusive approaches, the moral foundations of stakeholder thinking, and the necessity of considering marginalized groups. Recent debates in management and organizational scholarship have conveyed a key message to organizations: the need for them to contribute to a more cohesive and sustainable world. However, this paradigm shift from stakeholder ‘management’ to ‘engagement’ also presents new challenges for (project) organizations as they seek to address and balance the needs and demands of multiple stakeholders. Such approaches require more collaborative and inclusive structures to tackle pressing social issues and to recognize a broader array of stakeholders in value-creation processes. Against this backdrop, the focus of this Special Issue is on advancing theory and evidence related to the nature, aims, processes, and consequences of stakeholder engagement in temporary organizations. We summarize the contributions of each of the six articles that make up this Special Issue, noting in particular their methodological and theoretical diversity. In conclusion, we propose a future research agenda on project stakeholder engagement, inspired by the ideas and insights developed in this Special Issue.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Stakeholder engagement: Theoretical and methodological directions for project scholarship |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijproman.2024.102649 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2024.102649 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10201052 |
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