Action Research as Metamethodology: Managing the Complexity of an applied research project

Dick, B; Sankaran, S; Shaw, K; Kelly, J; Soar, J; Davies, A; Banbury, A

Action Research as Metamethodology: Managing the Complexity of an applied research project

Dick, B Sankaran, S

Shaw, K Kelly, J Soar, J Davies, A Banbury, A

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Publisher:: European Academy of Management
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: EURAM2014, 2014, pp. 1 - 25
Issue Date:: 2014-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dick, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sankaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6216	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shaw, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kelly, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Soar, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Davies, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Banbury, A	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Escribá-Esteve, A	en_US
dc.date	2014-06-04	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	EURAM2014, 2014, pp. 1 - 25	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	A large applied research study is a challenging exercise in project management, often unpredictable because of its complexity. At the beginning, funding bodies, ethics committees and participating organizations expect a plan of what is intended. As the research evolves, researchers must meet the expectations of stakeholders while being responsive to the emergent reality that the research faces and partly uncovers. This paper describes action research used as an umbrella process - a metamethodology - under which these contrasting demands can be satisfied. In particular, two characteristics enable action research to do so. One is its cyclic process, iteratively tracing out a rhythm of planning, acting, and observing the results. The other is the nesting of its cycles, applied at scales ranging from the overall study to the moment-by-moment facilitation. We illustrate this use of action research with examples from a lengthy applied study of leadership in faith-based not-for-profit organizations.	en_US
dc.publisher	European Academy of Management	en_US
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dc.relation.ispartof	Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management	en_US
dc.title	Action Research as Metamethodology: Managing the Complexity of an applied research project	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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Abstract:

A large applied research study is a challenging exercise in project management, often unpredictable because of its complexity. At the beginning, funding bodies, ethics committees and participating organizations expect a plan of what is intended. As the research evolves, researchers must meet the expectations of stakeholders while being responsive to the emergent reality that the research faces and partly uncovers. This paper describes action research used as an umbrella process - a metamethodology - under which these contrasting demands can be satisfied. In particular, two characteristics enable action research to do so. One is its cyclic process, iteratively tracing out a rhythm of planning, acting, and observing the results. The other is the nesting of its cycles, applied at scales ranging from the overall study to the moment-by-moment facilitation. We illustrate this use of action research with examples from a lengthy applied study of leadership in faith-based not-for-profit organizations.

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