A biographical research approach

Marrewijk, AV; Sankaran, S; Muller, R; Drouin, N

A biographical research approach

Marrewijk, AV Sankaran, S

Muller, R Drouin, N

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Citation:: Megaproject Leaders Reflections on Personal Life Stories, 2021, pp. 12-19
Issue Date:: 2021-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Marrewijk, AV
dc.contributor.author	Sankaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6216
dc.contributor.author	Muller, R
dc.contributor.author	Drouin, N
dc.contributor.editor	Drouin, N
dc.contributor.editor	Sankaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6216
dc.contributor.editor	Marrewijk, AV
dc.contributor.editor	Muller, R
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-15T03:55:15Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-15T03:55:15Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Megaproject Leaders Reflections on Personal Life Stories, 2021, pp. 12-19
dc.identifier.isbn	1789902967
dc.identifier.isbn	9781789902969
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153147
dc.description.abstract	This chapter explains the methodological foundations of the study on the personal lives of megaproject leaders studied in this book. To capture an in-depth understanding of career transitions and work identities of people leading megaprojects we used a biographical research method. Biographical research method is defined as research undertaken on individual lives and work, employing autobiographical documents, interviews or other sources. As life stories are real stories, their analysis must be closely linked to narrative analysis, focusing on time, social relations and place. We combine these three clusters with the concepts of past, present and future. This created a matrix by which the life stories of the studied megaproject leaders have been analyzed.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing
dc.relation.ispartof	Megaproject Leaders Reflections on Personal Life Stories
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dc.title	A biographical research approach
dc.type	Chapter
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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dc.date.updated	2022-01-15T03:55:14Z
pubs.place-of-publication	Cheltenham, UK
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This chapter explains the methodological foundations of the study on the personal lives of megaproject leaders studied in this book. To capture an in-depth understanding of career transitions and work identities of people leading megaprojects we used a biographical research method. Biographical research method is defined as research undertaken on individual lives and work, employing autobiographical documents, interviews or other sources. As life stories are real stories, their analysis must be closely linked to narrative analysis, focusing on time, social relations and place. We combine these three clusters with the concepts of past, present and future. This created a matrix by which the life stories of the studied megaproject leaders have been analyzed.

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